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To: redleghunter

“do you think it was the intent of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords and the apostles to have one bishop as head of all others to the four corners”.

Yes. The successor to Peter, otherwise known as the Bishop Rome. Some people refer to him as the Pope.

“And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” ~ Mt 16:19

The Keys of the kingdom, Christ’s authority, were given to Peter. Christ’s authority has been passed down to each successive pope. (This is the same concept as confession. Only God forgives sin, but He gave the authority to do so in His name to His apostles ~ Jn 20:23)

Christ is the head of the body, the church. Christ gave that authority to Peter to be a visible head acting for Him when He would be gone from this earth. Peter has passed on this authority to each pope. So the current pope is “head of the church” because of the authority from Christ to act as His representative.


56 posted on 11/08/2013 4:28:15 PM PST by NKP_Vet
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To: NKP_Vet
Christ is the head of the body, the church. Christ gave that authority to Peter to be a visible head acting for Him when He would be gone from this earth. Peter has passed on this authority to each pope. So the current pope is “head of the church” because of the authority from Christ to act as His representative.

However, it did not play out that way. Paul was chosen by Christ directly to bring the Gospel to the Gentiles (Galatians chapter 2).

Since it did not play out that way by the Biblical evidence, perhaps we should look closely to what Jesus actually said in Matthew 16. Small rock vs. Cliff Rock.

65 posted on 11/08/2013 5:46:54 PM PST by redleghunter
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To: NKP_Vet; redleghunter
Yes. The successor to Peter, otherwise known as the Bishop Rome. Some people refer to him as the Pope.
“And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” ~ Mt 16:19
The Keys of the kingdom, Christ’s authority, were given to Peter. Christ’s authority has been passed down to each successive pope. (This is the same concept as confession. Only God forgives sin, but He gave the authority to do so in His name to His apostles ~ Jn 20:23)
Christ is the head of the body, the church. Christ gave that authority to Peter to be a visible head acting for Him when He would be gone from this earth. Peter has passed on this authority to each pope. So the current pope is “head of the church” because of the authority from Christ to act as His representative.

That's certainly how Roman Catholics interpret those verses. However, they forget that Jesus gave ALL the disciples the binding and loosing commission (see Matt. 18:18) and the message of the forgiveness of sins (see John 20:23).

There IS no Biblical record of Peter having any authority to pass down Apostolic authority to anyone else so all he could have done was the laying of hands upon those who he had trained to carry on the work of the ministry of reconciliation. All authority comes from God (Rom. 13:1). There is also the not insignificant truth that a primary Roman papacy didn't even exist until at least the fourth century and contentions of having a list of consecutive Popes going back to Peter is a myth (see HERE). It is the legend invented by Rome to assert universal authority over all Christendom - even the temporal powers of the state - that was NEVER granted to anyone. ALL believers are representatives of Christ and all have the indwelling Holy Spirit who leads us to all truth. We have all been given a part in spreading the gospel of the grace of God through Jesus Christ. That is something that no power on earth can overcome!

78 posted on 11/08/2013 9:07:08 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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