Daily Reading

When our Lord Jesus Christ lived on this earth, He responded to Peter’s confession, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” by saying: “And on this rock I will build My church” (Matthew 16:16-18). Please notice that Jesus used the singular. He did not say, “I will build my churches!” Nor did He promise to build many churches. He built only one! Because He is the Christ, the Son of the living God, He has the right to build the church. No one else can truthfully make the same claim. Therefore, no one else has the right to start a church or religious organization different from that one which Jesus built.