[srweaver]

Ah, I see. I’m sure you will get to them eventually. Thanks for the conversation, though neither the article you posted, nor your subsequent arguments have done anything to establish the primacy of Peter or Rome in Jesus’ church.

Have a good evening.

[pgyanke]

...neither the article you posted, nor your subsequent arguments have done anything to establish the primacy of Peter or Rome in Jesus’ church.

I can help. What do we know of Jesus's Kingship? We know that He is the Son of David and King forever of an everlasting dynasty. Therefore, we can look back to the administration of the Davidic kingdom for some answers...

Isaiah 22:19 "I will depose you from your office, and I will pull you down from your station. 20 "Then it will come about in that day, that I will summon My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, 21 and I will clothe him with your tunic and tie your sash securely about him. I will entrust him with your authority, and he will become a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

22 "Then I will set the key of the house of David on his shoulder, when he opens no one will shut, when he shuts no one will open. 23 "I will drive him like a peg in a firm place, and he will become a throne of glory to his father's house.

This scene shows us the symbolism of the keys and their authority. Certainly, you can see why Christ chose the language He did... to convey the meaning contained here. The key of the house of David was entrusted to the Prime Minister... and that is the role of the Pope in the Church. He is one minister among peers but given a special role and office for the administration of the Kingdom. To whom was this special authority given by Christ in Scripture?

Matthew 16:18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

[Salvation]

*8though neither the article you posted, nor your subsequent arguments have done anything to establish the primacy of Peter or Rome in Jesus’ church.**

I beg your pardon. The church Christ established IS the Catholic Church.

You are choosing to see or not see; hear or not hear; understand or not understand. May God have mercy on you at the moment of your death.

Your denials now will haunt you then!

Repent and come home!