Certainly wouldn't give ole Barney a binding and loosing bullet...
I really don't know how to construe your meaning here D-fendr. But some thoughts come to mind.
(1) If in fact Peter is a "Barney," then certainly God would not invest in him the power of "loosing and binding."
(2) Yet evidently we have Jesus' own statements to the effect that Peter is invested with the power to "loose and bind."
(3) If Jesus has placed this power in the hands of an "objectively" incompetent man, then either one of two things must be true:
(a) Not only has Jesus meant to deceive us (notwithstanding this would constitute an utter contradition of His Own True Nature as Logos), but this deception is excusable because there is some greater divine purpose to be served by means of resort to deception. This I cannot accept. I do not believe that Christ ever contradicts Himself.So where do we go from here I wonder?(b) Jesus chose Peter for qualities important to Him, which may be undetectable by us. In which case, put your faith in Christ's choice. I do not find this understanding at all strange to my ear.
It's wonderful to hear from you, D-fendr!