18 And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.
-Matthew 16:18-19 now what you have to do is explain how these verses answer the question asked... And if you could, I would be interestd if you could identify who the 'rock' is in verse 18 and what are the 'keys' in verse 19.
Christ adresses Peter and puns on his name, calling Peter the rock on which Christ will build His Church. The keys are the recognition of Christ and His authority, including His authority to grant perpetual authority to His apostles for the duration of time. Christ granted the authority to loose and bind in matters of faith and morals. One of the first situations that came up was circumcision of the gentiles. The early church recognized apostolic authority and apostolic succession. Christ warned that the devil would plant tares among the wheat and elsewhere He laments that the Jews are so divided. If one truly wants to follow Christ one would recognize His desire for One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. Christ is not anti-Church no matter what any self-professed Christian wants to claim.