Petra - Female genitive - words ending in "a" in Greek
Petros - Male genitive - words ending in "os" in Greek
Lithos - Male genitive
Female - weaker vessel
Male - Stonger vessel
"Upon this "Rock" (Petra) - (female) I shall build my church"
His tomb was hewn out of the rock (Petra) - (female) - (like a womb) -
Mark
15:46
To those who do not believe according to faith, but according to the works
of the law, God put a stumbling stone, which is called a "rock" (Petra) -
(female) of offence : Romans 9:33
John the baptist said - "He must increase , but I must decrease" < John
3:30
John 3:34 - "For he whom God hath sent speaketh "the words of God" ( the
temple of Christ - my church - the church of Christ ) : for God giveth not
the Spirit by measure unto him"
I Peter 2:4 & 5 & 6 & 7 - "To whom coming , as unto a living stone
(Lithos -
great stone) , disallowed indeed of men , but chosen of God, and precious,
Ye also , as lively stones (Lithos) - (great stones - precious) , are
built
up a
spiritual house , an holy priesthood , to offer up spiritual sacrifices ,
acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the
scripture, Behold I lay in Sion a chief corner stone (Lithos - great
stone -
precious), elect , precious: and he that believeth on him(Jesus the
Christ)
shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious
:
but unto them which "be disobedient", the stone (Lithos - great stone -
precious) which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the
corner"
Ephesians 2:19 & 20 - "Now therefore ye are no more strangers and
foreigners
, but fellow citizens with the saints , and of the "household of God" ;
And
are built upon the "foundation" of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ
himself being the chief corner stone - "Lithos"
Jesus Christ is the "head" of the Church of God.
Jesus Christ is the "corner" ( The "Lithos"(Great
stone - precious) of the Church of Christ - which is the house of God -
which Jesus Christ "speaks" --- "The Words of God". This is one of the
reasons - he was "sent" from God our Father above !
Love IN Christ - Hervey
Petros - Male genitive - words ending in "os" in Greek
Lithos - Male genitive
Female - weaker vessel
Male - Stonger vessel
"Upon this "Rock" (Petra) - (female) I shall build my church"
His tomb was hewn out of the rock (Petra) - (female) - (like a womb) -
Mark
15:46
To those who do not believe according to faith, but according to the works
of the law, God put a stumbling stone, which is called a "rock" (Petra) -
(female) of offence : Romans 9:33
John the baptist said - "He must increase , but I must decrease" < John
3:30
John 3:34 - "For he whom God hath sent speaketh "the words of God" ( the
temple of Christ - my church - the church of Christ ) : for God giveth not
the Spirit by measure unto him"
I Peter 2:4 & 5 & 6 & 7 - "To whom coming , as unto a living stone
(Lithos -
great stone) , disallowed indeed of men , but chosen of God, and precious,
Ye also , as lively stones (Lithos) - (great stones - precious) , are
built
up a
spiritual house , an holy priesthood , to offer up spiritual sacrifices ,
acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the
scripture, Behold I lay in Sion a chief corner stone (Lithos - great
stone -
precious), elect , precious: and he that believeth on him(Jesus the
Christ)
shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious
:
but unto them which "be disobedient", the stone (Lithos - great stone -
precious) which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the
corner"
Ephesians 2:19 & 20 - "Now therefore ye are no more strangers and
foreigners
, but fellow citizens with the saints , and of the "household of God" ;
And
are built upon the "foundation" of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ
himself being the chief corner stone - "Lithos"
Jesus Christ is the "head" of the Church of God.
Jesus Christ is the "corner" ( The "Lithos"(Great
stone - precious) of the Church of Christ - which is the house of God -
which Jesus Christ "speaks" --- "The Words of God". This is one of the
reasons - he was "sent" from God our Father above !
Love IN Christ - Hervey