It began with a misuse of Matthew 16 : 18 to imply that Peter himself was the rock upon which the church was founded .
The better sense was that he was instructed to build the church on the rock of the gospel .
It began with a misuse of Matthew 16 : 18 to imply that Peter himself was the rock upon which the church was founded whereas the better sense was that he was instructed to build the church on the rock of the gospel .