What level of authority, exactly? Please define what it is and why it makes a difference. Why couldn’t Peter be given the keys, but the Church still be based on Christ as the foundation rock
Jesus is the foundation rock, the cornerstone. He is the One who can give Peter the keys and He is the One who can give Peter the authority to bind and to loose, which He did. I agree that the Church is based on Christ as the foundation rock. But there is no reason that Jesus could not call Peter the rock upon which He will build His church. It makes more sense than for Jesus to tell Peter he’s just a little pebble and then go ahead and give him the keys and the authority to bind and to loose anyway.
>Jesus is the foundation rock, the cornerstone. He is the One who can give Peter the keys and He is the One who can give Peter the authority to bind and to loose, which He did. I agree that the Church is based on Christ as the foundation rock. But there is no reason that Jesus could not call Peter the rock upon which He will build His church. It makes more sense than for Jesus to tell Peter he’s just a little pebble and then go ahead and give him the keys and the authority to bind and to loose anyway.<
Not much of an explanation, but whatever floats your boat.