[Quix]

At first, I thought that assertion was a bit overdone. But . . .

You could be right for those who put their faith and trust in man and organizations accordingly.

Our FAITH belongs IN CHRIST ALONE.

[kerryusama04]

Thanks for all the "high 5's". I haven't reciprocated because I was concentrating on my contributions and didn't have the time to follow the 1600 post thread.

[kerryusama04]

Is the "over the top" ascertion you refer to the Peter - rock - Satan thing? I am only using that to illustrate the adsurdity of the argument. The Romans would have us believe the Jesus is alluding to Peter being the rock in v. 18, but in v. 23 Jesus actually calls Peter Satan. One simply cannot have one's cake and eat it, too. Either that banter is literal, or it is an illustration that even the most Godly of men can be influenced by Satan thus furthering the argument of how ridiculous it would be to put the very man who was influenced by both God and Satan in the span of 5 verses in charge of the Church.

Another thing that is accomplished by diminishing Paul's ministry is the marginalization of the Hebrews. The Hebrews got 11 + 1 evangelists and the nations only got one. Further, the one we got wasn't even a disciple of Jesus' earthly ministry. The outcome of this has been that many Gentiles think converted Jews are adopted into our house, while the opposite is the reality.