>>I will forego your authority and defer to the Church’s.<<
If you hadn’t noticed none of what I gave you was my authority or even opinion. I only gave you scripture, not the interpretation of some authoritarian organization trying to usurp the authority of Jesus.
I gave you Scripture as it was intended. You came back with oblique dueling Scripture attempts. I give you Scripture with the authority of the Church. You give me your own opinions as expressed by snippets which do not address the subject at hand.
I show you the authority of the Church as expressed in Scripture. You keep deflecting your posts into what the Rock actually is. A good way to lose a discussion.