No, Jesus established a church...
Jesus gave this Church AUTHORITY to teach.
Has nothing to do with AUTHORITY...Who would teach about Jesus except for the church...
This Church is the pillar of truth.
God is the pillar and ground of the truth...Ever diagram a sentence back in English class in grade school???
This Church is the Body of Christ on earth.
Not the one you are referring to...The real church is spiritual...The Body is spiritual...Definitely not physical...
The gates of hell can not prevail against this Church.
You don't even know what the verse is talking about...
Jesus unlocked the gates of Hell to let the OT saints out of Abraham's Bosom which was in the inner most parts of the Earth...They went up to heaven with Jesus when he was Resurrected...
Therefore, the gates of hell will not prevail against his church...Christians will go to heaven instead of Abraham's bosom...And that blows your purgatory right out of the water...
Christians look to the Church to determine the canon.
That's a big hook for you guys isn't it...So what does the World get by believing that the Catholic religion set the Canon of the bible with it's uninspired added books included???
Are there some great truths found in these extra books that are not found in the original canon??? Nope...Are there many proven errors in your extra books??? Yes...
So what does the World get by accepting the sales pitch from your religion??? Or what does your religion get by duping people into thinking that your religion finalized the canon???
The answer is AUTHORITY...That's it...No spiritual truth...Nothing that will lead a Christian to a deeper understanding of God...
Your religion has always been in the process of usurping the authority of the words of the Holy God for its own benefit...
pretty simple really.
I'll say...
One note: Who would teach about Jesus except for the church...
Answer: God the Holy Spirit.