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To: metmom

Since Protestants deny that Jesus intended to give Peter a position of primacy in the Church, I think Protestants need to explain how Jesus could be so stupid as to fail to foresee that giving Simon the nickname “Rock” would cause confusion.


19 posted on 01/16/2015 4:38:14 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: Arthur McGowan; metmom
Since Protestants deny that Jesus intended to give Peter a position of primacy in the Church, I think Protestants need to explain how Jesus could be so stupid as to fail to foresee that giving Simon the nickname “Rock” would cause confusion.

It does not confuse the saved.. it only confuses the lost

1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

26 posted on 01/16/2015 4:58:36 PM PST by RnMomof7 (Ga 4:16)
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To: Arthur McGowan

He didn’t give him the name ‘pebble,’ Shimon’s family did, because he was impulsive.

No man was given any position in Yeshua’s assembly; all are equal.


51 posted on 01/16/2015 7:06:56 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Arthur McGowan; metmom
Since Protestants deny that Jesus intended to give Peter a position of primacy in the Church, I think Protestants need to explain how Jesus could be so stupid as to fail to foresee that giving Simon the nickname “Rock” would cause confusion.

First, Jesus isn't stupid.

Christians understand keeping the Bible in context.

Next, if we use the ECFs as catholics love to cling to in order to justify their non-biblical "tradition", it's up to catholics to explain why they cherry pick the ones they like in contradiction of their own requirement for unanimous agreement amongst the ECFs.

163 posted on 01/20/2015 2:52:24 PM PST by ealgeone
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