Jesus entrusted this authority to the Church through the ministry of the apostles289 and in particular through the ministry of Peter, the only one to whom he specifically entrusted the keys of the kingdom.
Mat 18:1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Mat 18:18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
As we can see, binding and loosing was given to all the disciples...Not just Peter...I am a disciple of Jesus just as every born again Christian is a disciple...
We all have the power to bind and loose...
If your religion was based on what Jesus taught, your religion wouldn't and couldn't exist...
You should argue this with Martin Luther.
“So we stand here and with open mouth stare heavenward and invent still other keys. Yet Christ says very clearly in Matthew 16:19 that He will give the keys to Peter. He does not say He has two kinds of keys, but He gives to Peter the keys He Himself has, and no others. It is as if He were saying: why are you staring heavenward in search of the keys? Do you not understand I gave them to Peter? They are indeed the keys of Heaven, but they are not found in Heaven. I left them on earth. Don’t look for them in Heaven or anywhere else except in Peter’s mouth where I have placed them. Peter’s mouth is My mouth, and his tongue is My key case. His office is My office, his binding and loosing are My binding and loosing.” – Martin Luther
http://reformationanglicanism.blogspot.com/2010/11/trueman-and-prolegomena-to-how-would.html
The facts are overwhelming. Peter’s name is changed to Rock (Name changes in scripture are momentus Abram etc.). Matthew 18 fails to mention the “Keys” which is a clear reference to Isaiah 22, where Eliakim was given real, absolute authority to govern.
Where does it say that?