That Authority was given to Peter and Peter alone. Jesus never established a transferable authority. Jesus revealed that when He left the Helper the holy Spirit would come and tell them all things. Jesus knew Peter would be lead by the Holy Spirit in what He bound and what He loosened on earth. The job of Peter was to Complete the Word of God on earth. Once Peter had gone no such changes to His directives should have been accepted by anyone.
[*]The "office of Pope" is based on the actions of the Apostles where they picked a replacement for Judas granting him FULL Apostalic authority -- showing that the authority given to them WAS transferrable to others.[/LIST]
The Apostles where selecting an equal they where not selecting a Leader. This in no way gives authority for anyone to later establish a pope anywhere.
[list type=decimal][*]Where does it say in the bible that everything regarding the faith is to be found in it's pages? It doesn't! As a matter of fact, it specifically instructs us to observe all that is handed down to us BOTH in writing and ORALLY.
Anything given Orally must never be in conflict with the Words of Jesus. Peter handed down the scriptures to the body of christ. Never did he order anyone to pray in propitious prayers in rebellion against the word of Jesus.
Recall the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man. Many falsely conclude that the Rich Man is in hell but notice that he expresses concern for his brothers so that they do no end up in the same place that he is. Compassion is a grace from God and those in hell are forever cut off from God's graces. Therefore, the Rich Man can not be in hell and since he is obviously not in heaven, he is in some third place where he is beging purified of his sins. For nearly two thousand years, "this other place" has been referred to as Purgatory by the Catholic Church.
Lazarus's concern for his brothers has nothing what so ever to do with The lack of God's grace towards him. The conclusions that you have been taught have no basis.
[*] In Matthew 12, Jesus tells us that “Anyone who says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but no one who speaks against the Holy Spirit will be forgiven either in this world or in the next.” -- showing that there is forgiveness in the next life. Where does this forgiveness happen? Not in heaven because those that are in heaven are in no need of forgiveness and certainly not in hell where no forgiveness is possible. Again, showing that there is some "other place" where forgiveness IS given -- fitting in perfectly with the Catholic Church teaching of Purgatory.
Jesus was defining the difference between a normal sin that has no forgiveness in the next life but can be forgiven be forgiven in this life through believing Jesus.And sin that could never be forgiven in this life and no forgiveness in the next.All i can do is shake my head at the incredible twists the catholic harlot had to come up with to justify its abominations. [*] In 2 Tim. 1:16-18, Paul asks for mercy for Onesiphorus who is dead. There is no need for mercy in heaven, and there is no mercy given in hell. Where is Onesiphorus? He is in purgatory.[/LIST]Where?
2 Timothy 116 The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; 17 but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very zealously and found me. 18 The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day—and you know very well how many ways he ministered to me at Ephesus.Paul was not praying to God here He was expressing a hope that Onesiphorus would be saved. You cannot pray dead people into eternity with God.
[list type=decimal][*]Mary remained a virgin after the birth of Jesus for we read in Ezek. 44:2 that no man shall pass through the gate by which the Lord entered the world — this is a prophecy of Mary’s perpetual virginity. Mary remained a virgin before, during and after the birth of Jesus.
If Ezekiel was talking about anything He was saying that No other person would come into this world through the gate of the Holy Spirit. Because it was by the Holy Spirit that Jesus came into the world. And hear the pain Word of God:
Matthew 124 Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, 25 and
did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.
till What does that word mean? Same as until. Therefore the Word of God is saying that Joseph Did Know Mary after she gave birth to Jesus. No forever virgin that is just a creation of the abominable Mary cut created by the catholic church.
[*]Additionally, we read in Mark 6:3 that Jesus was always referred to as “the” son of Mary, not “a” son of Mary. Furthermore, when searching for Jesus in Luke 2:41-51 and finding Him in the temple, there is never any mention of other siblings.
That’s a stretch a desperate play on words. Hear the pain Word of God:
Matthew 1246 While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. 47 Then one said to Him, “Look,
Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.”48 But He answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” 49 And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!And again even more clearer:
Matthew 1355 Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary?
And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? 56 And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?” 57 So they were offended at Him.But Jesus said to them,
“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” 58 Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.Clear as Day: It is amazing how the catholic church could put forward the big lie, But we forget that the catholic church locked up the world of God for centuries even making it against the law for common people to read the bible. So it is not so amazing that they could conceal the truth and replace them with lies and traditions of men.
[*]Finally, it would have been unthinkable for Jesus to commit the care of his mother to a friend in John 19:26-27 if he had brothers.
I have no doubt that Jesus was closer to John then He was to His brothers. It is not unthinkable for Jesus to ask John to care for His mother especially if He was rejected by His brothers. Jesus said:
“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house His own house.
[*]In Acts 1:12-15 we read about the gathering of Jesus’ “brothers” amounting to about 120 — that’s a lot of children for one woman to have. Mary would have had to give birth to triplets every 9 months straight for three decades![/LIST]
Of course there is a difference between brothers in Spirit and brothers by family. It is clear that the one who spoke both in Jesus home of Nazareth was talking about Jesus Bothers by family because he named them, unless your trying to say that Jesus had only 4 kinsmen in Nazareth??? No it is clear Jesus had brothers and Mary had more children after having Jesus. The Whole Mary ever virgin is a devious construct of a harlot church out to undermine the true worship of Jesus with the abominable worship of a person.
In John 3:5,11; Matt. 16:11-12 we see some examples of Jesus correcting wrong impressions of His teaching. In the Eucharistic discourse, Jesus does not correct the "misunderstanding" about eating His flesh and drinking His blood. Why? because they understood correctly. Let's look at it piece by piece ... [list type=decimal][*] John 6:51-52 = Jesus says that the bread He is referring to is His flesh. The Jews take Him literally and immediately question such a teaching. How can this man give us His flesh to eat?[*]John 6:53 - 58 = Jesus does not correct their literal interpretation like He did in John 3:5,11; Matt. 16:11-12 when His followers misunderstood Him. Instead, Jesus eliminates any metaphorical interpretations by swearing an oath and being even more literal about eating His flesh. In fact, Jesus says four times we must eat His flesh and drink His blood. Catholics thus believe that Jesus makes present His body and blood in the sacrifice of the Mass. Protestants, if they are not going to become Catholic, can only argue that Jesus was somehow speaking symbolically.
Jesus was talking literally in a sense because His flesh and blood was given as atonement for our sins once and for all that believe. But the bread was not His flesh and the wise was not His blood. He instituted this for us to do in Memory of His giving His flesh and blood for the atonement of sins.
[*]John 6:60 = as are many anti-Catholics today, Jesus' disciples are scandalized by these words. They even ask, "Who can 'listen' to it (much less understand it)?" To the unillumined mind, it seems grotesque.
It is good to stand against catholicism for it is a deception. I am anti catholicism but i am not anti-catholic, I thank God for the Honour to stand up against the deception of the catholic church. May you come to believe Jesus and not fall to the ballam deception of following another jesus a construct of the traditions of corrupted men.All Praise The Ancient Of Days