Galatians 2:7 On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as Peter had been to the Jews. 8For God, who was at work in the ministry of Peter as an apostle to the Jews, was also at work in my ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles. 9James, Peter and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the Jews.
Not to mention that in the book of Revelation when Jesus is addressing the churches in chapters 2 and 3, there is NO mention of a church at Rome, NO mention of anyone appointed to be sole leader of it, NO mention of Peter, nothing.
That would be quite an oversight on the Lord's part if the papacy had really been established.
There is no mention of Rome. No mention of Corinth, either. Nor of Galatia. Nor of Phillipi. Nor Colossae. Nor Thessalonia. You know, I don't see Jerusalem in here, or Antioch, either. Why is this? That would be quite an oversight on the Lord's part if the papacy had really been established.
I notice that that oversight has extended to the Reformation as well.
Not to mention that in the book of Revelation when Jesus is addressing the churches in chapters 2 and 3, there is NO mention of a church at Rome, NO mention of anyone appointed to be sole leader of it, NO mention of Peter, nothing.
That would be quite an oversight on the Lord’s part if the papacy had really been established.
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WELL PUT. THX.