Peter You Rock! - Tumblr Posts

08/25/2023

Jesus doesn't take His followers for granite.

JOKE-OGRAPHY: 1. In the full Bible story, Jesus asks His disciples a tough question: "Who am I?"  Simon answers by wholeheartedly declaring that Jesus is the Messiah.  Jesus tells Simon that this perfect answer was a truth revealed to him by God's grace, not by mankind.  Then He renames Simon, saying, "You are Peter (which means "rock"), and upon this rock, I will build My church.  I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.  What you bind and loose on earth shall be bound and loosed in heaven."  Later, in Matthew 18, all the disciples are given the "binding and loosing" power, but the imagery of the keys remains unique to Peter. 2. In this cartoon, Simon-Peter gives his epic answer and Jesus says, "Simon... you rock."  Based on the grammar, this could either mean, "Simon, you are a rock," or, "Simon, you are awesome," (because "you rock" is slang for "you're awesome").  Simon takes it as the latter and is quite elated by Jesus's praise, as anyone ought to be.