Ecclesiological Metaphors: The Church As A Family.
The Biblical writers often used metaphors to help their readers grasp spiritual Truth. Metaphors are God's mercies to man who, most times, cannot readily understand spiritual things (due to the…
“On This Rock, I Will Build My Church”—Matthew 16:18.
Matthew 16:18 (NKJV) 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH, and the gates of Hades shall not…