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To: NYer
Jesus is the Rock

I'm aware of the existence of what you posted.

Except for the use of Asparagus, that's new to me. (makes me think you may be a teacher in some institution)

I realize that all of that has to be believed in order to substantiate the existence of the Catholic belief system and all it entails.

But it is such a stretch from old and new testaments teachings in context that I had to reject it for Biblical (not Bible only) Christianity years ago.

Peter was a great apostle and follower of Jesus but he is not the cornerstone of the church that Jesus brought into existence in the first century. His church is built upon Himself (the Rock of scriptures consistantly) not a man.

Lately I am being reminded of straining at a gnat and swallowing a Camel. Mission accomplished it seems to some degree with concepts such as you expressed above.

We will see what happens when the next Pope appears on the scene.

142 posted on 03/02/2013 1:13:12 AM PST by Syncro ("So?" - Andrew Breitbart The King of All Media (RIP Feb 1, 1969 – Mar 1, 2012)
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To: Syncro
Jesus is the Rock

You are Cephas and on this Cephas, I will build my church. Are you claiming that Jesus pointed to himself and called himself Cephas?

But it is such a stretch from old and new testaments teachings in context that I had to reject it for Biblical (not Bible only) Christianity years ago.

You have excluded 'Bible only' .. so you accept Tradition?

143 posted on 03/02/2013 6:24:06 AM PST by NYer (“Beware the man of a single book.” - St. Thomas Aquinas)
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