Bible Verses About Church (2): Christian, divinely established

He saith to them, `And ye--who do ye say me to be?'

and Simon Peter answering said, `Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'

And Jesus answering said to him, `Happy art thou, Simon Bar-Jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.

`And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner- stone ,

in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord,

in whom also ye are builded together, for a habitation of God in the Spirit.