[Celtic Conservative]

Sorry, not gonna bite. To protestants the bible is supposed to be strictly interpreted, nothing added or taken away... Except for Matthew 16:18-19, where all types of attempts at interpretation are made. "thou art Peter". No simile, no metaphor. It is what it is, and protestants can't deal with it. I will not return any further posts. I'm not going to convince you and you're not going to convince me. So ,Go in peace, My brother in Christ.

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[Dutchboy88]

"I will not return any further posts. I'm not going to convince you and you're not going to convince me. So ,Go in peace, My brother in Christ."

Sure you will. You posted to this thread, so you have a dog in the fight. And, you still cannot read the text. Thommas said the text does not say the assembly that Christ was going to "build" was Peter. You smeared the edges to make it come out right, a common malady of the RCCs. They need all kinds of props...other than Jesus. The believers in Christ don't need Rome's trappings. I surely hope you are a brother in Christ, but that trust in Rome is what we are trying to disabused you of.

[JustMeMcGee]

To protestants the bible is supposed to be strictly interpreted, nothing added or taken away... Except for Matthew 16:18-19

As a former sola scriptura Christian, I respectfully disagree. There is much that has to be taken loosely or ignored entirely. Real Presence, confession, anointing of the sick, and forbidding remarriage are just a few that come to mind.

Go in peace, My brother in Christ

Sounds like good advice :) I wish peace to all on this thread as well. The Lord prayed that we'd all be one. May it one day be so.