“Matthew clearly states that Jesus, after Peter confessed that Jesus was the Messiah, that he was going to build his church upon Peter - and gave him the Keys to the Kingdom of heaven.”
Oh sure, I know what Rome teaches. They have to. It is their justification to try to Lord it over Orthodox and Protestant Christians. Take it away and the infrastructure collapses. Further, as a Roman, you are required to believe it - heck you are not allowed to study and come to any other conclusion. I get where you’re coming from.
The rest of us disagree because of what is said, because of language, grammar, history and the totality of Scripture.
Christ alone is the foundation on which the Gathering of His own is built.
“Oh sure, I know what Rome teaches. They have to.”
It’s right there in scripture. “I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven”. Again - either the Gospel is true or it is not.
“because of language, grammar, history and the totality of Scripture.”
Show me then in the Greek, where it says what you claim it says. The text is very clear. “I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven”.
“Further, as a Roman, you are required to believe it - heck you are not allowed to study and come to any other conclusion”
A terrible argument.