Can I figure it out? Sure. I was waiting to see how long you resorted to denigrating Sola Scriptura. 117 posts.
Your entire belief system hinges on Peter being the first Pope, and that successive writings are binding as the word of God.
Even though Paul EXPLICITELY states in Galations 1:6-9
” I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”
you must still install Peter as the chief Apostle and head of the church on earth, WHEN THE SCRIPTURES EXPLICITELY say that Christ is the head of the church.
As Catholics, you have the church as an ever-changing and adapting body, making dotrine, then changing doctrine.
Paul said that “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines....” Hebrews 13:8-9
Paul told Timothy “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. (2 Timothy 3:15-17)
Why would I need anything else if the scripture available in the first century could make perfect and complete to Salvation?
Jude told us “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” Jude 3
That word “once” in Greek is hapax
hä’-päks (Key)
1) once, one time
2) once for all
And it means what it says, ONCE.
The doctrine of papology, or chief apostle to chief bishop to chief elder is a perversion of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Received? Received from whom?
From those taught and trained in the Gospels of Our Lord. Which, of course the CoC prides itself in not having. That is why the baptism was not in the name of the Trinity. It is ludicrous to presume that every Tom Dick and alcoholic Harry can teach the Gospel of Christ in an accurate manner.
Further, that is why you do not believe that the Holy Spirit is transferred by men of God. That’s because you don’t have any. You have theological children playing at being adults. Who do you think is authorized to teach? Your untrained children?
The Church is the Bride of Christ. The Pope is the head on Earth. The Steward. The one who holds the keys until the Master returns.
Stop playing at theology and come back to God.