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To: srweaver
...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."

96 posted on 04/19/2010 11:44:19 PM PDT by pgyanke (You have no "rights" that require an involuntary burden on another person. Period. - MrB)
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To: pgyanke

Enjoy your prime minister(s). Hopefully he/they will open the right doors for you.

I think I’ll go directly to the Lord.

Hbr 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast [our] profession.

Hbr 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as [we are, yet] without sin.

Hbr 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.


109 posted on 04/20/2010 8:06:27 AM PDT by srweaver (Never Forget the Judicial Homicide of Terri Schiavo)
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