Daniel 2:44 – Daniel prophesies an earthly kingdom that will never be destroyed. Either this is a false prophecy, or the earthly kingdom requires succession.
Jeremiah 33:17 – Jeremiah prophesies that David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the earthly House of Israel. Either this is a false prophecy, or David has a successor of representatives throughout history.
And because the Catholic Church makes Peter the Rock, it not only blasphemes Christ (God) the Rock but it creates a false doctrine.
Here is a quote from "Catholic Answers":
The Church Fathers, those Christians closest to the apostles in time, culture, and theological background, clearly understood that Jesus promised to build the Church on Peter, as the following passages show...
However, according to Scripture, that is ABSOLUTE NONSENSE. Peter was a fallible apostle, and could never be the Rock on which the Church (the Body of Christ, not the CC) was built. The fallibility of Peter is seen several times:
1. Peter denied Christ three times, and then was restored.
2. Peter had to be shown the sheet from Heaven three times before he was willing to go to Cornelius and the Gentiles.
3. Peter had to be rebuked by Paul for failing to be a consistent Christian.
None of this detracts from Peter being a leading apostle in the church at Jerusalem. But it certainly shows that he could not possible be the Rock.
I believe I will post the numerous Scriptures which establish that God (Christ) is the Rock and no one else. This is will be for the Catholic naysayers who persist in their errors even after they see the Scriptures.
You throw that word "blaspheme" around rather recklessly. The Catholic Church does not diminish or cancel Jesus authority to appoint a Chief Stewart, so what kind of "Jesus" do you profess???
There are over 70 NT verses indicating Peter's leadership or spokesman for all the Apostles. How does the only negative verses (3-4) that you seem to know over-ride or cancel the dozens of Scriptures you can't see???
THE PRIMACY OF PETER - Scripture Catholic
2 Sam. 22:2-3, 32, 47; 23:3; Psalm 18:2,31,46; 19:4; 28:1; 42:9; 62:2,6,7; 89:26; 94:22; 144:1-2 – in these verses, God is also called “rock.” Hence, from these verses, non-Catholics often argue that God, and not Peter, is the rock that Jesus is referring to in Matt. 16:18. This argument not only ignores the plain meaning of the applicable texts, but also assumes words used in Scripture can only have one meaning. This, of course, is not true. For example:
1 Cor. 3:11 –
Jesus is called the only foundation of the Church, and yet
in Eph. 2:20,
the apostles are called the foundation of the Church.
Similarly, in 1 Peter 2:25,
Jesus is called the Shepherd of the flock,
but in Acts 20:28,
the apostles are called the shepherds of the flock.
These verses show that there are multiple metaphors for the Church, and that words used by the inspired writers of Scripture
can have various meanings. Catholics agree that God is the rock of the Church, but this does not mean He cannot confer this distinction upon Peter as well, to facilitate the unity He desires for the Church.
Jesus has the power and authority to confer this distinction upon Peter, you say He doesn't, then you accuse Catholicism of blasphemy.
Please, tell me how many Scriptures listed give no indication of Peter's leadership.
THE PRIMACY OF PETER - Scripture Catholic
While you are running from that link, consider this:
John 11:51-52 – you argue that sinners cannot have the power to teach infallibly. But in this verse,
God allows Caiaphas to prophesy infallibly, even though he was evil and plotted Jesus’ death. God allows sinners to teach infallibly, just as He allows sinners to become saints. As a loving Father, He exalts His children, and is bound by His own justice to give His children a mechanism to know truth from error.
1 & 2 Peter – for example, Peter denied Christ, he was rebuked by his greatest bishop (Paul), and yet he wrote two infallible encyclicals. Further, if Peter could teach infallibly by writing, why could he not also teach infallibly by preaching? And why couldn’t his successors so teach as well?
Gen. to Deut.; Psalms; Paul – Moses and maybe Paul were murderers and David was an adulterer and murderer,
but they also wrote infallibly. God uses us sinful human beings because when they respond to His grace and change their lives, we give God greater glory and His presence is made more manifest in our sinful world.
The Biblical Church - Scripture Catholic
The Father didn't reveal Jesus to Simon bar Jonah because he was perfect and holy, The Father chose Simon bar Jonah because he is like us. Jesus changed his name to KEPHA, blame it on Him.