WHAT SAITH THE SCRIPTURES
Have you ever noticed how stupid we "Christians" look when we are challenged theologically? I believe that biblical ignorance is the culprit. We need to study the Bible(preferably a perfect Bible) for ourselves, instead of letting some moron behind a pulpit chat us up every Sunday (Rom 16:17-18). We need to constantly compare what people say about the Scriptures. Do you realize an entire religion was born and is sustained through Biblical ignorance? Let's examine this religion and figure out where they went wrong.
First of all their foundational footing rests on this one verse: Matt. 16:18 "And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it". A careful study of the Scriptures(in a perfect Bible) will reveal the truth.
This religion claims that the verse in question gives Peter the authority over the christian church as we know it today and that he was the first pope. This could not be farther from the truth.First of all, the verse is not even talking about a christian church.
Look at verse 19. It mentions to the "kingdom of heaven". This "kingdom" . This kingdom is a Jewish kingdom and will be established at the second coming , because Israel rejected Christ(Matt. 23:37-39). If Israel would have accepted Christ the "kingdom of heaven" would have been established at that very moment. Remember this conversation takes place prior to the death of Jesus. The context of this verse is still old testament. Notice that Peter is the apostle to the Jews( Ga 2:7). This church could be a Jewish church in the tribulation (act7:38) or possibly a Jewish church in the millennium in which Peter will be in charge. But to claim apostolic succession from this one questionable verse is crazy! This is just another example of some man made religion perverting the word of God.
