This is untrue but mostly because you try to pitt scriptures against scriptures.
Keys are Authority.
Why did he get them?
Because the FATHER revealed to him alone truth.
You can try to dance around the basic facts.
Yes Paul said that but guess what Peter said in the council. [when everybody was silenced when he stood up]
BY MY mouth the Gentiles....
Firstly, he was the Apostle of the Jews, so is Peter a liar?
No.
Because Peter is the Authority, then it is by his mouth [Teacher of all] that the gentiles shall have Paul.
Because Paul was told to go to him.
Without Peter, then Paul could not.
St Chrysostom [Bishop of the East] in early or mid 300s said Peters chair [ROME] was Teacher of all.
Unless you have a constant straight knowledge of St Paul's exhorting us to keep the ORAL, you have lost at the gate.
Two kinds of Authority
There are two kinds of authority, official authority and spiritual authority in the word.
An official positional authority is seen in a static office. This kinds of authority will be set up and in place no matter what the actions of the persons who hold that office. This kind of official authority is a set, positional authority. The person who is in this authority holds this place of “authority” as long as they are in that office.
But spiritual authority or the authority in the word from the Lord is rooted in spiritual life and connection to Christ the head, which all the body must be under. This kind of authority is only given or communicated when a person speaks or lives in God’s life in Christ and has Christ working in them effectually, and this is as they live in the word and deed. For without Jesus we can do nothing. If we can do nothing without Him, them what authority does any believer have in them self? And since all believers are to live in Christ and walk in Him, then all believers have this authority.
If all believers have the life of the Spirit, they are capable of communicating this spiritual authority in Christ. And so all believers are to be submitted or subject one to another because Christ works in all parts of the body and we are all members one of another. The mature believers will have more weight or soundness in the word and life as they have been established an settled (Heb. 5:14). But all can have the Word of Christ dwelling richly in them (Colossians 3:16 KJV).
Spiritual authority in Christ and His word finds it’s source in Jesus Christ’s immediate direction and leading by the Spirit. All those who are led by the Spirit are the Sons of God. This is in contrast to the static office of an official or positional authority, where it is not dependent on the leading of the Spirit.
To have a spiritual authority, is not rooted in a person or a position. It flows from Christ Himself in all the body as he makes us perfect and works in us and effectually gives all the measure he wills. Jesus has all authority and is the source of this.
In an official positional authority or a static authority, the authority is vested in an individual and a place he holds. For example Kings and rulers of the gentiles, or also in the Popes of Catholic church who went out of the word of God had their own official authorities among them. They would give them self power to authorize others in their false Gentile authorities and rule over others in such places and static offices. Jesus rebuked the Gentile lordship, and the rulers who have dominion and authority over others as not being the type of authority we are to have in the church (Matthew 10:42,43 KJV). Yet the catholic Church by setting up a man in a static official office in authority, did not have God's spiritual authority and all believers were right to reject this. The cry of false authority against the word of God was one of the reformers cry along with the doctrines of the scriptures.
Only when believers have Jesus Christ in them who directs a person to word or action does that person exercise authority. This is what we are to be persuaded and exhorted and convinced and taught by. This leading of the Spirit in elder/overseers as well if they abide in this walk and this will be very profitable for the saints, for when an elder/overseers holds fast this faithful word he is able to have sound doctrine and exhort and convince the gainsayers and feed others (Titus 1:9 KJV). In this they will HAVE the rule, which is the word of God and God is governing in their heart and as they are in Christ. they (as all believers) live and move in that sphere of influence in them as they walk in the new creation (Galatians 6:15,16 KJV) as many as as walk according to this rule, peace will be on them.
Elder/overseers have a function in the body as those who watch over and feed exhorting and convincing gainsayers etc. This oversight is recognized as they live in the faithful word and their influence is by example as well. But this is not in a simple static position or like the Gentile rulers where those that are great among them are over them in authority.
Jesus Christ is the the Head of the church (Colossians 2:6,9,10 KJV) and we are the body (Ephesians 1:22,23 KJV), if He tells a part of the body to move and act and speak etc, then that part of the body that moves has authority in him. as the Head. The body has NO authority of itself apart from the head. I hope that helps to understand this distinction a bit more? If you all could see this difference many issues could be clarified.
Spiritual authority in Christ is represented and conferred by Him. If a man tries to be in an official positional static authority in the church and rest his authority on that, that can create an abuse of authority, and if he speaks outside of the word then he has no authority in Christ. In the church we are not to be UNDER such rulers over us anyway.
Those in and official positional authority such as Kings and Governors, political men and police etc, must be obeyed as long as they do not go against God's truth and will (Romans 13 etc)
But when a believer speaks Gods word to others in the life and spirit and they walk in the word and reflect the example to others, they do not press others to obey them in their person, but the word of God in their words and life. It is a subtle distinction but an important one. And those who know the true spiritual authority in the body must also themselves be in the spirit. This authority is known only in Christ.
A person can be in an official positional authority and not be righteous or in faith even and still they have that authority. How many Kings have done evil and Governments etc and still retained that official authority?
Spiritual authority is only seen when Christ is working in us. Official authority is seen no matter what the man does and they will still be in that place, unless others take them out of that place.
An example of what I say is when the religious leaders tried to question Jesuscand asked him by what authority he did what he did? They did not recognize his true authority, for he was not a king as they knew it a political leader or religious authority as they were. But His authority is in Him and when he spoke the word he spoke as one having authority, not as the scribes and Pharisees. Similar today, if any man claims to be in the Gentile type of authority over others we can reject that. And if a man speaks error or false doctrine he is not in any authority over the saints and we need nt listen or follow such things. Even though they may say I am the leader listen to me don’t do anything unless I approve or I give authorization.
