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Peter's every word after being told that he was the rock was to expound upon how we are a royal priesthood made up of living stones. That was how Peter understood it to mean. I don't know where you get your interpretation from when it's obvios what Peter's is.That part of scripture is not debatable, as I stated Jesus spoke in Aramaic, and Peter in Aramaic is Kephas, which translates literally to rock.
The only scripture that was around during this time was the OT, and it existed in 2 different forms. The Hebrew Bible and the Greek Bible, also called the Septuagint. There was no Bible as we know of it today. Yes Jesus did not mean literal keys, but meant the Power to bind and loose, which had originally been given to the Rabbi by Moses.
Historical Context is needed to fully understand the Bible.
The disciples taught through word of mouth by what they saw or were told, and by the traditions handed down to them by Jesus Himself. Yes they had the OT, but they also had the new teachings and traditions of Jesus which they used to bring people to Him.
No, Paul was never the head of the Catholic Church. That was given solely to Peter in Matthew 16:14-19. Peter was the leader of the disciples, as is shown through-out the gospels "Peter and the disciples"Paul is.
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Paul's letters to the Romans. Paul an apostle to the gentiles.
Paul is the reason why Rome justified church hierarchy that is modelled after the Pharisical.
I see justification of church hierarchy using Paul but at the same time denying Paul as the head.
Peter's every word after being told that he was the rock was to expound upon how we are a royal priesthood made up of living stones. That was how Peter understood it to mean. I don't know where you get your interpretation from when it's obvios what Peter's is.
In fact the rock theory isn't pointing to Peter as the head but Christ. The words little rock and big Rock is distinguishing Christ as the cornerstone and Peter as a pebble so to speak.
Jesus told Peter, you are a little pebble and on this big Rock whilst Jesus pointed to himself, I will built my church. Notice who is doing the building and who's church it is.
The reason Jesus spoke to Peter the way that he did was to stop the high mindedness of Peter from dreaming off into leadership role. In fact when he tried to make John to follow him, Jesus said what is it to you what will become of John, you Peter are to follow me. Notice the same language is used by Jesus to knock back Peter a couple of notches when Jesus used the small pebble big Rock distinction.
Jesus even spoke to Peter asking him thrice do you love me, to the point where it got on Peter's nerves. The rock theory is nothing more than Jesus pushing Peter's buttons to set him back a couple of notches. It can hardly be interpreted as succession.
Notice Jesus said he is doing the building and it is his church as the head stone.
There is no succession friend because once the priesthood was taken from the Pharisical chief priest in the bygone pharisical church system, then it was taken over by the kingly priesthood of melchezedech who is Christ Jesus, the kingly chief priest. This priesthood is not transferable because Christ lives for ever more.
Who ever thinks that the chief priesthood of Christ was up for grabs is dreaming.
Peter was given keys to the kingdom of heaven within the context of the great commission. You and I have the keys and are given access to the Kingdom of heaven.
Now Jesus from telling Peter that God spoke to him in regards to acknowledging him as the Christ to now being the Devil's advocate.
Anyone that is a Christian and preaches the gospel and makes disciples of the world is given keys/access to the kingdom of heaven. We are the symbol of the two witnesses, that symbolise the law and the prophets who preach the gospel within the great commission context.
If God wanted the Pharisical system he would have persevered with it. But he got rid of it and gave the keys to his born again sons and daughters to loose and bound.
The keys to the kingdom of heaven are rights of access and not authority. Peter was never given authority over any disciple let alone John.
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