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"When our Lord was speaking to Paul [Acts 9:3-9] he never mentioned the word "rock". "
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You've really got me going on this! The scholarship both of you have provided has been terrific. So based on a misinterpretation of Matthew 16: 17-19 the church in Rome began claiming Peter founded it so they could claim "special" authority. IOW, that their Bishop was the "top" Bishop. When did Rome begin to assert this position? If for example it was after the persecutions in the early 300's I can see how they might be able to, since 240 years had passed.

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They have to keep reading in Matthew:

20:25

But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

20:26

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

20:27

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant

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The scholarship both of you have provided has been terrific. So based on a misinterpretation of Matthew 16: 17-19 the church in Rome began claiming Peter founded it so they could claim "special" authority. IOW, that their Bishop was the "top" Bishop. When did Rome begin to assert this position? If for example it was after the persecutions in the early 300's I can see how they might be able to, since 240 years had passed.

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INDEED. And

it was a POLITICAL COUP. It was a political action. It was a political achievement.

There was no angelic hosts affirming it. There were no angelic armies enforcing it. It was human start to finish, top to bottom, inside and out.

Basically, it was standard arrogant power mongering gone to RELIGIOUS seed.