There are words in this passage which have led to paiiiP ful differences and divisions among Christians. Me have striven and contended about their meaning, till the have lost sight of all charity, and yet failed to carry cor viction to one another's minds. Let it suffice us to glanc . briefly at the controverted words, and then pass on f^ more practical lessons. ■
What then are we to understand, when we read tha remarkable saying of our Lord's, ^' Thou art Peter, an upon this rock I will build my Church .?" Does it mea that the apostle Peter himself was to be the foundation o