You show one verse, which you misinterpret, that you try to get me to believe is the source of your belief that Peter is the rock and has been given the keys. I point to eight other references to prove that both in the Old Testament and New Testament the Rock upon which the church is built is God and you ask why my belief should prevail. God Himself told us that He is the Rock upon which the church is built. I would say it’s His word that prevails not mine.
I show you Matthew 18 where it clearly shows that the authority to bind and loose is given to all the apostles and yet you try to tell us that Peter alone has been given the leadership?
Of course Peter is the leader. Of the 12 he has far more prominence in the New Testament than any other. Only Paul has more “ink.” and that because so many of his letters are included.
The “rock” referred to in Mat 16:18 is the same rock Jesus referred to in Mat 7:24-25. And in neither instance is he referring to Peter himself.