why was Peter's name changed?

MoNiCa4316 said:

I have a question for non Catholics.

If you don't believe that Peter was 'the rock'...

why did Christ change his name to 'rock'?

I'm asking because God does everything for a reason.

If the 'rock' is actually Peter's confession...why change his name?? why not just leave it as it is?

This is a serious question and I'm actually interested in what you'd say.

Any ideas?

God bless
monica

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Though in the Aramaic it is one word i think that the writers of the gospel chose two similar words in the greek means that Peter was derived from the rock . and may even be a little thick in the skull .. but my main reason is the context .

the reason He came up with the right answer was because the Father revealed it to Him . this is the rock . and Simon was renamed rock because He was the first of the disciples to get it . the revelation that is .

another reason i think God's will is the rock . because later on . Jesus teaches what He says comes from the Father . and says one who builds their life on these teachings are as one who built their house on a rock . and those who don't are as those who built their house on sand .

not just because of similarities of word choice in greek or even the context of general passage . but it is consistent with what Jesus said about rock later on . he even called himself the stone that crushes to powder .

being a rock is more of a God thing .. from what i've observed .

to answer the OP's question: Simon's name was changed because he was like the rock . as a reminder of what the rock was .

bless .

From what I understand, calling someone "rock man" in ancient Judaism implied that they were a "go getter".
Like an +A student.

There's also plenty of scriptural proofs that Jesus is the foundation of the Church, not Peter. Biggest one for me being

For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

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but there are others that point to Jesus being the foundation:

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand."

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PreachersWife2004 said:

There's also plenty of scriptural proofs that Jesus is the foundation of the Church, not Peter. Biggest one for me being



but there are others that point to Jesus being the foundation:

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This could have been translated as: "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on The Rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on The Rock."

Yahwah being That Rock. Yahwah is called The Rock many times in scriptures.