Sentences with phrase «to prevail against something»

The gates of hell did prevail against him when he denied Jesus three times with cursing and swearing.

Paul could become terribly discouraged about the church at times, but he could not deny the conviction that the church is part of the Gospel, that its origin is rooted and grounded in the will and purposes of God, and that in the end, though the gates of hell prevail against it, the church will not be denied its destiny.

Jesus launched a full - out assault on the gates of hell and prevailed against them by dying at hell's door.

Matthew 16:18 «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!!!

And this paraphrase: «Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, or prevail against you in the public square because of me.

It's not guaranteed that liverpool and their pressing game will prevail against us regardless of past history.

You can insure against or have an indemnification clause from the company you do business with to protect you against this risk, but it will rarely prevail against you anyway on the merits before or at trial.

So, when Jesus says: «thou art Peter (petra, a pebble) UPON THIS ROCK I BUILD MY CHURCH (The Church is His Bride, only He can lay claim to it, that is why He says «My Church») and THE VERY GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST IT.»

The Church that Jesus Christ left us is here to stay and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.

Christ step up the Catholic Church when he said in Matthew 16 «Thou art Peter (which means «rock» in aramaic) and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it».

When Peter is the one who recognized Jesus as the messiah, Jesus told Peter he was blessed because only His Father in Heaven could have revealed it to him, not a flesh and blood person, so Jesus told Peter He was going to build His Church upon this rock [Peter] and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.

Yet as my Lord Jesus said «The Gates of HELL Shall Not Prevail Against it» and I trust my Lord Jesus to continue as he has done for 2,000 yrs to guide, protect, discipline, heal, and Shepard his Holy Catholic (Universal) Church.

The Catholic Church is and has been the Biblical teaching authority for ALL Christians for 2000 + years and will continue to be because Jesus said all the powers of hell (including propserity organizations operating under the pretext of Christianity) would NOT prevail against it.

(«And the Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it»).

The rock on which the church is built often appears to be weather - beaten rubble, because it is all mixed up with human frailty, but the lesson of history is a continual verification of the judgment that the gates of hell can not prevail against it.

The promise «the gates of hell shall not prevail against it» is revised to include the proviso, «for more than an aeon.»

Some time ago a guarantee was given: «That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.»

The gates of hell will not prevail against her, they say.

Jesus said, «I will build my Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.»

I can only think of Jesus» statement to Peter «upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it».

God has revealed the truth of Jesus» identity to Peter, so Jesus promises that «on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.»

Did not Jesus say that the Gates of Hell will not prevail against Him?

It survived for 2000 years and many of them without nuns so if you go, there will be problems, just remeber one thing, Christ stated «I am with you all the days, even until the ends of the earth and the Gates of Hell will not prevail against you.»

And the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.»

Jesus: «The gates of hell shall not prevail against it» It's either believe you or Jesus.

When we do this, the gates of hell will not prevail against us.

«These Christians take consolation in Christ's words: «I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it» (Matthew 16:18, ESV),» he wrote.

Jesus responds to Peter's declaration with a very surprising statement: «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» (16:18).

Dear WOW, 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.

«You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.»

Then Jesus replies with the ever contentious (since the orthodox split at least) verse «You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hades will not prevail against it».

Over the centuries Christians have said of their church founded by God, «not even the gates of Hell shall prevail against it», so to contemplate the possible demise of Christianity we have to suspend Christian faith and step outside it, at least temporarily.

18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

In Matthew 16, Jesus said that He would build His church, and the gates of hell would not prevail against it.

Jesus said to Peter «You are Rock and upon this rock I will build my Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it» The Catholic church is the only church founded by Jesus Christ Himself while physically present on earth.

No doubt, some of the abuses that David points out are real and very damaging, but his continual onslaught of negativity towards Christ's Church is damaging to it, thought the gates of hell will not prevail against it.

there was a Church who's founder proclaimed the gates of Hell would not prevail against it.

Of course they won't do it Jesus said: THE GATES OF hELL WILL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST IT.

«I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.»