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In the Roman Catholic Church, Jesus' words "upon this rock I will build my church" are interpreted as the foundation of the doctrine of the papacy, whereby the Church of Christ is founded upon Peter and his successors, the Bishops of Rome. [20] Jesus' next statement, "and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
A literal translation, in the style of the King James Version, of the words presumably used by Jesus would be "Thou art Rock, and upon this rock will I build my church". [a] To preserve a supposed pun, the Greek text chose to translate Peter's name as Πέτρος rather than using the Aramaic name Κηφᾶς (Cephas).
Or as Cornelius a Lapide puts it, it is as if Christ had said, "for I will make you the rock of the Church, so that on you and your faith, and your government, the fabric of My Church may rest securely as upon a most solid foundation of rock". [1] There are echoes of Abraham receiving his name in Genesis 17:5 as well. [2]
This parable compares building one's life on the teachings and example of Jesus to a flood-resistant building founded on solid rock. The Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders (also known as the House on the Rock), is a parable of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew as well as in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke ().
His first mainstream album, titled Mylon, We Believe (Atlantic/Cotillion Records 1970), is considered by some to be the first true "Jesus Rock" album, although Larry Norman's Upon This Rock preceded that album by about a year. LeFevre took the classic song, "Gospel Ship", setting the familiar southern gospel melody to a rock and roll tempo. [7]
In 1969, Capitol Records released Norman's first solo album, Upon This Rock, produced by Hal Yoergler, is now considered to be "the first full-blown Christian rock album". [ 47 ] [ 52 ] Norman was denounced by various television evangelists , [ 53 ] [ 54 ] and Capitol deemed the album a commercial flop and dropped Norman from the label. [ 55 ]
Contemporary Christian music has influences from folk, gospel, pop and rock music. [32] Genres of music such as soft rock, folk rock, alternative, hip-hop, etc. have played a large influence on CCM. [43] Charismatic churches have had a large influence on contemporary Christian music and are one of the largest producers of CCM.
"Where You Belong/Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" AC 25 January 1993 22 March 1993 10 CHR 8 February 1993 1 March 1993 9 "Upon This Rock" CHR 31 May 1993 12 July 1993 4 "Strong Love" AC 5 July 1993 9 August 1993 10 "I Cannot Get You Out of My System" Rock 2 August 1993 9 August 1993 16 "Dear Shame" CHR 18 October 1993 8 November 1993 11