Are you sure about that? A simple keyword search of Paul's name alone kind of blows that statement out of the water.
You want to make a better try for supporting the claim of authority for Peter than that?
Peter - 162 occurrences
http://www.biblegateway.com/keyword/?search=peter&version1=ESV&searchtype=all&bookset=2
Paul - 195 occurrences http://www.biblegateway.com/keyword/?search=paul&version1=ESV&searchtype=all&bookset=2 "
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Hi metmom!
Good to "see" you again.
I don't presume to speak for Salvation, but the way I would have taken that, I would assume it would have had to involve the people who were with Jesus Christ when he said it -- that is, one of the twelve original apostles, most likely the one Jesus was replying directly to.
(It couldn't have been Paul -- he wasn't there when Jesus made that proclamation -- he was still named Saul, and hadn't been converted yet.)
(By the way, I replaced "Peter" with "Holy Spirit" in your search link, and it came back with only 100 occurences.) :-)
I hate to "post and run" again, but I have other stuff I really have to do right now, but I'll try to check back again as soon as I can, to see if you replied.
Take care metmom, and goodnight!
Holy Spirit - 100 occurrences
Salvation - I used your screen name in my previous post, and I forgot to adress it to you too. Sorry!