:talk: The Church, that is, God and his people, are clearly and Biblically 100% an eternal church. It is invisible to us because it is purely heavenly. Denomination is meaningless. Jesus NOWHERE in the N.T condemns denominations. He does say that many so-called Christians will come to him in eternity and he will turn them away saying "I never knew you". I doubt this has much to do with right beliefs or practices, rather the spiritual condition of an INDIVIDUALS heart.
Please Lord Shine your light in our hearts! Amen!
Concerning the Peter/Rock/Church/Jesus thing. Some Christians think that Jesus was refering to the REVELATION that Peter had concerning his true nature. Read the whole account:
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "who do people say the Son of Man is?" They replied, "some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
"But what about you ?" he asked. "Who do you say i am?" Simon Peter answered "You are the Christ, the son of the living God."...
Summary- 1) Who is Jesus?
2) various opinions
3) Peter Knows
...Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in Heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter ('rock') , and on this rock (i.e revelation- the central theme) i will build my church, and the gates of hades (death's realm) will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom (again, revelation of Jesus); whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ" (Matthew 16:13-20 N.I.V, bold and() mine))
Anywayznuffsaid. God Bless.