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In light of my last question "Did Jesus and Paul have two different views as to sin and righteousness", I ask where did Jesus model, teach, or even point to the doctrine of being freed from the confines of the Law. Through some guidance I found Mt 16 & 18. The verses in Mt 16 are typically used to establish Peter's authority over the Church. But when taken and used in light of the actual events being described I now believe that Peter's Authority was not being established, but Jesus was establishing the "rock" or foundation that His church would be built on.
18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it.[c] 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[d] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[e] loosed in heaven."
(And again in Mt 18 the under line part)
If we look at the word used for Peter's name, many translate it to mean Rock. This in of itself is not an incorrect translation, but at the same time it does not give the scope or size of the Rock being described. Peter is being described by Christ as a small stone something that can be easily tossed, (Something like a "rolling stone" According to Zondervan's critical lexicon and concordance to the English and Greek new testament.)
From there, Christ says on this Rock I will build my Church. The Rock in which Jesus describes here is much larger than what Peter is made out to be. This rock is monumental or foundational. In stead of looking back for The Rock Jesus is describing, if we look forward in what he says, we see A principle that the Church is actually founded on, In that Whatever we bind Here on Earth is Bound in Heaven, and what we Loose on Earth is Loosed in Heaven... (This is the missing link in which I have been searching. Between Jesus and Paul's teachings.)
Their are those who would argue that Peter was the founding member of the Church, so that means the church was built on Peter. Without a doubt He did play a large Part. However if we honestly look at who or what has truly molded the Church into what it is today. we would have to attribute the lion's share of how the church works, and functions to the writings and works of Paul.
So if it is Paul's actions and teachings are what most of The Church is founded on Then either Jesus is mistaken when he says the church was to be built on peter, or Jesus was not talking about building the Church on one person, rather He was talking about building His church on the principle! In that What We Bind/Believe to be a sin in this life, will be held to us as sin when we are in Heaven, and what we loose here will in turn be loosed in Heaven. This to me sounds an awfully like What Paul spent most of his life preaching about.
What do you think?
18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it.[c] 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[d] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[e] loosed in heaven."
(And again in Mt 18 the under line part)
If we look at the word used for Peter's name, many translate it to mean Rock. This in of itself is not an incorrect translation, but at the same time it does not give the scope or size of the Rock being described. Peter is being described by Christ as a small stone something that can be easily tossed, (Something like a "rolling stone" According to Zondervan's critical lexicon and concordance to the English and Greek new testament.)
From there, Christ says on this Rock I will build my Church. The Rock in which Jesus describes here is much larger than what Peter is made out to be. This rock is monumental or foundational. In stead of looking back for The Rock Jesus is describing, if we look forward in what he says, we see A principle that the Church is actually founded on, In that Whatever we bind Here on Earth is Bound in Heaven, and what we Loose on Earth is Loosed in Heaven... (This is the missing link in which I have been searching. Between Jesus and Paul's teachings.)
Their are those who would argue that Peter was the founding member of the Church, so that means the church was built on Peter. Without a doubt He did play a large Part. However if we honestly look at who or what has truly molded the Church into what it is today. we would have to attribute the lion's share of how the church works, and functions to the writings and works of Paul.
So if it is Paul's actions and teachings are what most of The Church is founded on Then either Jesus is mistaken when he says the church was to be built on peter, or Jesus was not talking about building the Church on one person, rather He was talking about building His church on the principle! In that What We Bind/Believe to be a sin in this life, will be held to us as sin when we are in Heaven, and what we loose here will in turn be loosed in Heaven. This to me sounds an awfully like What Paul spent most of his life preaching about.
What do you think?