Of course not. I didn't postulate that my saying something, any normal human saying anything makes it so. Jesus said it.
It's still amounts to: "we are right because we say we are right". It might satisfy you, but it proves nothing.
Again, Jesus said it. It is so. Whether your standard of "proof" is met or not, it remains so. Jesus started a Church and He has made sure she does not fail. How glorious is the Lord to not leave us to wallow in error and uncertainty, as you imagine He has done!
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No, your church's misinterpretation of a statement of Jesus. That this gives the church the power to themselves, I'm sure is just a happy accident for them.
Again, Jesus said it. It is so. Whether your standard of "proof" is met or not, it remains so. Jesus started a Church and He has made sure she does not fail. How glorious is the Lord to not leave us to wallow in error and uncertainty, as you imagine He has done!
Indeed He did ... He said that His church would not fail. And what do you know ... His church is still here and still preaching His gospel.
Whether or not that church is the Catholic Church of today is up for debate.
Predictably ... Catholics say yes, ... while Protestants say no.