Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



And I also tell you, [although] you are Peter [i.e., a stone], it is on this rock [i.e., the truth you have just confessed] that I will build my church and [not even] the gates of the unseen place of departed spirits will win out over it [i.e., all efforts to stamp out the church by killing Christians will fail]. Verse ConceptsThe DeadGoalsFoundationsAssemblyGatesdefence, divineBuildingHadesMission, Of Jesus ChristProgressChurch AgeJesus Christ, Present Activities OfGates Of DeathProphecies Said By JesusThe Foundation Of The ChurchPeople As RocksOvercoming DeathOvercoming Through ChristThe Church UniversalNamesChurch Distinct From IsraelOvercomingTragedymath




And I also tell you, [although] you are Peter [i.e., a stone], it is on this rock [i.e., the truth you have just confessed] that I will build my church and [not even] the gates of the unseen place of departed spirits will win out over it [i.e., all efforts to stamp out the church by killing Christians will fail]. Verse ConceptsThe DeadGoalsFoundationsAssemblyGatesdefence, divineBuildingHadesMission, Of Jesus ChristProgressChurch AgeJesus Christ, Present Activities OfGates Of DeathProphecies Said By JesusThe Foundation Of The ChurchPeople As RocksOvercoming DeathOvercoming Through ChristThe Church UniversalNamesChurch Distinct From IsraelOvercomingTragedymath







"Salt is good, but if it loses its salty flavor, what will you use to restore it? [i.e., it is difficult to restore the "salt" of sacrificial commitment to God once it is lost]. You should have salt in yourselves [i.e., develop the qualities of preserving, purifying commitment to God], and live peacefully with one another [i.e., instead of in rivalry. See 9:33-34]. Verse ConceptsGoalsSaltPeace, In Christian LivingPersonal ContactTastelessnessSeek PeaceTastelessSournessChemicalsLosing FriendsGood Qualities