“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” If you think about that for a second, there’s something very key that sometimes escapes people’s notice. What are gates for? Are they offensive weapons or defensive? If Christ is promising that the gates of Hell shall not prevail against the church, what does that imply about the actions and position of the church? Right. The church is the army that is charging, not the one that’s on the run.
