Where does the Bible say...

[Brakelite]

Later, He gave His Church SUPREME earthly Authority - that WHATEVER it proclaimed on earth would also be proclaimed in Heaven (Matt. 16:18-19, Matt. 18:15-18, Luke 10:16, John 20:21-23) and told them that the Holy spirit would guide His Church to ALL TRUTH

Well, if that isn't typical of you. Come straight out of the blocks with insults and lies. True to form for Catholic apologists. As to the above quote...
No, your church claims to have been given such authority through Apostolic succession... An unproven and unprovable concept. The real authority the Catholic Church has came from the dragon, along with his seat and power. (See Revelation 13:2... Would you like me to explain why that beast so brilliantly describes the papal power?) That dragon was the same dragon that stood before the woman to destroy the child; that dragon stood there in the guise of the Roman puppet king, Herod. That same Roman power in later centuries in the guise of the emperor Justinian, gave the bishop of Rome his official sanction to rule over all the churches. This power... This Roman seat... This great authority was from the dragon and led directly to the persecution of millions in the name of Christ. That same dragon satanic power today, usurps Christ's authority pretending to be His vicar, replacing Him and His word with traditions that directly negate the authority of scripture, even the handwritten Commandments of God Himself.
Yes, Jesus said the Sabbath was made for man. He also said He was the Lord of the Sabbath. In other words, the Sabbath is the Lord's day. Not some pagan invention to the glory of the sun god Mithra.

 

[Brakelite]

Apparently, you don't understand the PURPOSE of the LAW - OR it's fulfillment. JESUS is the fulfillment of the Law

Please explain the meaning of fulfillment. If, according to you it means the expunging of the Sabbath Commandment, does that also mean the expunging of the others?

 

[BreadOfLife]

Well, if that isn't typical of you. Come straight out of the blocks with insults and lies. True to form for Catholic apologists. As to the above quote...
No, your church claims to have been given such authority through Apostolic succession... An unproven and unprovable concept. The real authority the Catholic Church has came from the dragon, along with his seat and power. (See Revelation 13:2... Would you like me to explain why that beast so brilliantly describes the papal power?) That dragon was the same dragon that stood before the woman to destroy the child; that dragon stood there in the guise of the Roman puppet king, Herod. That same Roman power in later centuries in the guise of the emperor Justinian, gave the bishop of Rome his official sanction to rule over all the churches. This power... This Roman seat... This great authority was from the dragon and led directly to the persecution of millions in the name of Christ. That same dragon satanic power today, usurps Christ's authority pretending to be His vicar, replacing Him and His word with traditions that directly negate the authority of scripture, even the handwritten Commandments of God Himself.
Yes, Jesus said the Sabbath was made for man. He also said He was the Lord of the Sabbath. In other words, the Sabbath is the Lord's day. Not some pagan invention to the glory of the sun god Mithra.

What a crock of ignorance.

Let's start with your last statement about "Sunday". In the depths of your ignorance, you fail to understand that EVERY day of the week is rooted in paganism - NOT just Sunday. Saturday (the Sabbath) is named after the Roman god SATURN. Does that make the Sabbath a "pagan" celebration?
"Sunday" just happens to be the name of the day that our Lord rose from the dead.

As to the GOD-given Authority Jesus gave His Church which is well-documented in Scripture - it is irrefutable (Matt. 16:18-19, Matt. 18:15-18, Luke 10:16, John 16:12-15, John 20:21-23)

As for Apostolic Succession - this is EASY to prove from Scripture.
In Acts 1, the Apostles and over 100 other early believers gathered together to select a successor for Judas. HOWEVER, we see in verse 20 when Peter is speaking, that he quotes Psalm 109:8 when he says:
"Let another take his office."

The Greek word used here for "office" is "EPISKOPAY", which means "BISHOPRIC". Matthias was chosen to SUCCEED Judas in his Bishopric.

So much for the brainwashing you received at the hands of your fellow Ellen White worshippers in your SDA cult . . .

 

[BreadOfLife]

Please explain the meaning of fulfillment. If, according to you it means the expunging of the Sabbath Commandment, does that also mean the expunging of the others?

It wasn't "expunged" - ANY MORE that the Law was "expunged" and any more that Judaism was "expunged".
"Expunged" means to be erased.

Every OT Type has its NT Fulfillment - and the fulfillment is ALWAYS more glorious and perfect than the type - WITHOUT exception.

Augustine, speaking with the wisdom of the Holy Spirit stated:
“The New Testament lies hidden in the Old and the Old Testament is revealed in the New”.

Too bad your false prophetess didn't understand that . . .

 

[Brakelite]

@BreadOfLife let me offer you another name for Sabbath...7th day. As per the Commandment.
Sunday... First day. And yes, the Catholic Church baptised a pagan day dedicated to the sun god. The church just meekly followed Constantine and his civil enactment to legislate Sunday. Hence the name. Your tradition expunged the Commandment. Then in order to enforce the tradition your church began persecuting Sabbath keepers.

 

[BreadOfLife]

@BreadOfLife let me offer you another name for Sabbath...7th day. As per the Commandment.
Sunday... First day. And yes, the Catholic Church baptised a pagan day dedicated to the sun god. The church just meekly followed Constantine and his civil enactment to legislate Sunday. Hence the name. Your tradition expunged the Commandment. Then in order to enforce the tradition your church began persecuting Sabbath keepers.

Soooooo, YOUR celebration of the Sabbath on Saturday then is equally pagan since that day was named after the ROMAN god, "Saturn".
Correct?

 

[CadyandZoe]

If you give someone a job, a mission, in this case "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age" then you give them the authority to necessary to carry out that mission. It's implicit in the command.

This authority is specific to their mission, which was the spread of the gospel. Nonetheless, since Jesus commanded them to baptize in his name, he retains authority over faith and practice. The disciples do NOT have authority to innovate.

In Luke 9:1-6 and Luke 10:1-6 Jesus enunciates these two principles with the disciples he send out on mission.
He summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal (the sick).(Lk 9:1-2)

This passage does not illustrate a "universal principle" with general application for the church. The granting of this authority was temporary and intended to provide the disciples with an important lesson, which is illustrated later in Luke 9, where we read that the disciples were no longer granted authority over demons and diseases.

 

[Brakelite]

Soooooo, YOUR celebration of the Sabbath on Saturday then is equally pagan since that day was named after the ROMAN god, "Saturn".
Correct?

Do you want to try and have a conversation without the stupid repartee?
The Sabbath is the 7 th day... It is the Sabbath of the Lord... Made sacred, blessed, and made holy by the Creator Himself and affirmed numerous times throughout scripture... Both in the old testament and new.
Sunday has no attestation from scripture whatever. It is not sacred. It is not the Lord's day. There is no blessing attached to it. And there is no counsel, recommendation, or Commandment from the Lord to observe it. It is a papal hand me down from pagan Rome replacing the Lord's true Sabbath... But then what would one expect from the Antichrist... An entity that replaces Christ and all that is His with man made constructs.

 

[BreadOfLife]

Do you want to try and have a conversation without the stupid repartee?
The Sabbath is the 7 th day... It is the Sabbath of the Lord... Made sacred, blessed, and made holy by the Creator Himself and affirmed numerous times throughout scripture... Both in the old testament and new.
Sunday has no attestation from scripture whatever. It is not sacred. It is not the Lord's day. There is no blessing attached to it. And there is no counsel, recommendation, or Commandment from the Lord to observe it. It is a papal hand me down from pagan Rome replacing the Lord's true Sabbath... But then what would one expect from the Antichrist... An entity that replaces Christ and all that is His with man made constructs.

YOUR brand of Biblical rigidity is comical, given the fact that the very foundation of your sect is in direct conflict with Scripture by having a FEMALE (Ellen G. White), who was also a false prophet as your founder:
1 Cor. 14:33-35
As in all the churches of the saints, the women should keep silence in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, as even the law says. If there is anything they desire to know, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.

Matt. 7:15-20
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.

Can you show me ONE verse of Scripture where a Church was founded by a female?
As to your Scripturally-bankrupt claim that the Lord's Day - the FIRST day of the week was NOT attested to - this is absolute nonsense (Acts 20:7, 1 Cor. 16:2, Rev. 1:10).

You Sabbatarians are a living example of who Paul was warning against when he wrote:
Col. 2:16-17
Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration OR A SABBATH DAY. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the REALITY, however, is found in CHRIST.

Gee - there's that pesky Type and Fulfillment again that you SDAs like to ignore . . .

 

[Mungo]

Nothing I posted is sourced from Matt Slick. I linked my sources where sources were necessary. They were all Catholic.
Oh, and just for the record, I'm married to a RC.
Again, you appear to not know of what you speak.


I know what Hubris is. And if you think you are authority in the RCC you're mistaken.

Matt SLick! I know you didn't. I was pointing out that even an anti-Catholic like Matt Slick is honest enough to understand that when the Catholic Church uses the term anathema it doesn't mean curse.

 

[Mungo]

Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, even he who is in heaven.
Try as you may, you will not succeed in thinking Jesus made a mistake in that verse, didn't really mean it, etc... God can call anyone anything he likes. I feel sorry for you that you think you are able to dismiss Jesus order there.

You are indulging in the logical fallacy of equivocation. You arguments are false.

 

[Mungo]

True. The Pope, being infallible, is the final authority on church dogma.
The RCC conflates RCC tradition and scripture in all its works.

Catechism-
Ecclesiastical.

1. an elementary book containing a summary of the principles of the Christian religion, especially as maintained by a particular church, in the form of questions and answers.

Basic Tenets of Catholicism
"....What God has revealed through Scripture and Sacred Catholic Tradition (what Christ taught to the Apostles) has been reliably written & handed down to us through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. (96 & 97)"

Beyond the link in that excerpt but linked elsewhere in the full article itself. If you have a search feature on your browser, or just press CTRL & F to bring up the "Find" feature, search "Scripture". (You won't find "Bible" in this writing linked below.)
DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION
ON DIVINE REVELATION
DEI VERBUM
SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED
BY HIS HOLINESS
POPE PAUL VI
ON NOVEMBER 18, 1965

You find the word SCRIPTURE.
Your argument is pathertic.

 

[Marymog]

@BreadOfLife let me offer you another name for Sabbath...7th day. As per the Commandment.
Sunday... First day. And yes, the Catholic Church baptised a pagan day dedicated to the sun god. The church just meekly followed Constantine and his civil enactment to legislate Sunday. Hence the name. Your tradition expunged the Commandment. Then in order to enforce the tradition your church began persecuting Sabbath keepers.

Hi Backlit,

Constantine, who was a God send for Christianity (you should be thankful for him), did not rule until the 4th century. Since your theory is that "the Catholic Church baptised [sic] a pagan day dedicated to the sun god" then the Catholic Church must have started in the 1st century because WE KNOW, thru Christian historical writings, that Christians started practicing Sunday worship, the Lords Day, in the 1st century:

The Didache
“But every Lord’s day . . . gather yourselves together and break bread, and give thanksgiving after having confessed your transgressions, that your sacrifice may be pure. But let no one that is at variance with his fellow come together with you, until they be reconciled, that your sacrifice may not be profaned” (Didache 14 [A.D. 70]).

The Letter of Barnabas
“We keep the eighth day [Sunday] with joyfulness, the day also on which Jesus rose again from the dead” (Letter of Barnabas 15:6–8 [A.D. 74]).

Ignatius of Antioch
“[T]hose who were brought up in the ancient order of things [i.e. Jews] have come to the possession of a new hope, no longer observing the Sabbath, but living in the observance of the Lord’s day, on which also our life has sprung up again by him and by his death” (Letter to the Magnesians 8 [A.D. 110]).

Justin Martyr
“But Sunday is the day on which we all hold our common assembly, because it is the first day on which God, having wrought a change in the darkness and matter, made the world; and Jesus Christ our Savior on the same day rose from the dead” (First Apology 67 [A.D. 155]).

The Gospels report of several incidents where Jesus is accused of violating Sabbath law (Jn. 9:16, Jn 7:23, Mk. 3:4).

The Gospels report that in various passages the Lord restates all of the Decalogue except for the Sabbath ritual.

Jesus defends his disciples for not observing the Sabbath, ending his comments by saying: “For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath” (Mt. 12:1–8). “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath” (Mk. 2:27). The fact that Jesus rebukes too severe an interpretation of Sabbath law (Lk. 13:10–16, 14:1–5; Jn. 5:9–18, 7:22) suggests that the he was not pleased with the way that the Sabbath was being observed.

Christ and his Apostles perfectly observed the Sabbath as they did all of the old covenant. They were still under the old covenant when they observed the Sabbath. However, after he enunciated a new covenant at the Last Supper, his emphasis seems to be on Sundays. Sunday was the day he was found to have been resurrected. His first two appearance to the twelve disciples were on the following two Sundays (Jn. 20:19, 20:26). Five weeks later—on Sunday—the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles.

The Council of Jerusalem, which was a decision of The Church guided by the Holy Spirit, set aside the old covenant law of circumcision! What The Church bound on earth was bound in heaven. Your theory is that The Church can't bind you to Sunday worship!

You hold yourself to the old covenant law for the Jews. Us Christians hold ourselves to the new covenant law.

Judge us Christians all you want but we will not let Sabbatarians such as yourself pass judgment on us in regard to a Sabbath day. (Colossians 2:17–19)

Historical and Bible study Mary

 

[Addy]

I will never understand why people choose to debate with people who only seek to talk "at" them.
When someone thinks themselves RIGHT about EVERYTHING.... they are no longer teachable...
or approachable... not to mention not at all Christ-like. The Catholic church is a totally separate
institution to the rest of Christianity... which is fine... but it is truly fruitless and pointless to engage
in any kind of conversation regarding Christianity.... as there will be no agreement or compromise on
ANYTHING.

These debates serve no purpose... and nothing is ever learned... except how arrogant and demeaning certain
people can be. My two cents worth on a Wednesday.

 

[Mungo]

I will never understand why people choose to debate with people who only seek to talk "at" them.
When someone thinks themselves RIGHT about EVERYTHING.... they are no longer teachable...
or approachable... not to mention not at all Christ-like. The Catholic church is a totally separate
institution to the rest of Christianity... which is fine... but it is truly fruitless and pointless to engage
in any kind of conversation regarding Christianity.... as there will be no agreement or compromise on
ANYTHING.

These debates serve no purpose... and nothing is ever learned... except how arrogant and demeaning certain
people can be. My two cents worth on a Wednesday.

So you try to calm things down by throwing petrol on the fire.

 

[theefaith]

More on the Magisterium:

"... Now in the matter of Sabbath observance the Protestant rule of Faith is utterly unable to explain the substitution of the Christian Sunday for the Jewish Saturday. It has been changed. The Bible still teaches that the Sabbath or Saturday should be kept holy. There is no authority in the New Testament for the substitution of Sunday for Saturday. Surely it is an important matter. It stands there in the Bible as one of the Ten Commandments of God. There is no authority in the Bible for abrogating this Commandment, or for transferring its observance to another day of the week. For Catholics it is not the slightest difficulty. "All power is given Me in heaven and on earth; as the Father sent Me so I also send you," said our Divine Lord in giving His tremendous commission to His Apostles. "He that heareth you heareth Me." We have in the authoritative voice of the Church the voice of Christ Himself. The Church is above the Bible; and this transference of Sabbath observance to Sunday is proof positive of that fact. Deny the authority of the Church and you have no adequate or reasonable explanation or justification for the substitution of Sunday for Saturday in the Third - Protestant Fourth - Commandment of God. ..."(1.)

(1.) The Catholic Record of London, Saturday, September 1st, 1923 edition, Ontario, Canada, Volume XLV, #2342, appearing on page 4, section "Sabbath Observance", Column 2, -- Editor -- Rev. James T. Foley, D.D. ... The CATHOLIC RECORD has been approved and recommended by Archbishops Falconio and Sbaretti, late Apostolic Delegates to Canada, the Archbishops of Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, and St. Boniface, the Bishops of London, Hamilton, Peterborough and Ogdensburg, N.Y., and the Clergy throughout the Dominion.", Column 1 - The Catholic Record, Sept. 1, 1923.
​

See, they say over and over again that, "The Church (Roman Catholic) is above the Bible."

Christ has all authority and he gave it to the church thru Peter the apostles and their successors and whatever they bind on earth is bound in heaven including moving the day of worship Matt 16:18 18:18 28:19

the Saturday sabbath is part of the old creation and old covenant we are are in a new creation and new covenant

 

[theefaith]

Matthew 16:18-19 has always been misunderstood by the CC and many in Christendom as well.

18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock (Psa. 18:31), I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (words in parenthesis are mine)

How did Jesus built and prepare His Church that the gates of hell cannot prevail? BY GOING TO THE CROSS of course! DID PETER AND ANY OF THE APOSTLES DID LIKEWISE AS JESUS? NO!

19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

The term "whatsoever thou shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven" and the term "whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven" These should be read and rendered this way:

"Whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall having been bound in heaven," and "whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall having been loosed in heaven."

THE PRIOR ACTION IS IN HEAVEN, you see!!!

We can't see this in our English language but find anyone who can read and understand Hebrew and let him explain Matthew 16:19.

To God Be The Glory

Jesus Christ continues HIS ministry in His new covenant church thru Peter, the apostles, and their successors with the same mission, power, and authority!
Mt 16:18 Mt 28:19 Acts 1:17 acts 8:31 & 35 Lk 10:16 Jn 8:32 Jn 13:20 Jn 15:5 Jn 16:13 Jn 20:21-22 eph 2:20

 

[theefaith]

Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, even he who is in heaven.
Try as you may, you will not succeed in thinking Jesus made a mistake in that verse, didn't really mean it, etc... God can call anyone anything he likes. I feel sorry for you that you think you are able to dismiss Jesus order there.

not an order but Christ condemned the pride of the Pharisees

he who keeps the keys mat 16:18 in Is 22 is given the name father

 

[WaterSong]

not an order but Christ condemned the pride of the Pharisees

he who keeps the keys mat 16:18 in Is

I would suggest you consider the passage that tells you God is not found in structures built by man.
Jesus was God, "Emmanuel=God with us". God cannot double talk himself as Jesus. When God is not found in structures built by man/mortals, Jesus would not say to Peter bar Jonah to construct an edifice of stone and wood to house God's word and authority.

The Rock is found all through the old testament. The OT is the foundation of the new. The prophecies in the old are fulfilled in the new. God is the rock.
In Matthew 16 when Jesus spoke of building his church upon the rock, Jesus was saying Peter and the other disciples, would in fulfilling the great commission build the church of Christ, the Ekklesia, the individual holy spirit reborn regenerated faithful, on the Gospel good news of Salvation.

Salvation! Is the rock Peter and the disciples would build the church upon.

By bringing the good news to those who would feel led to believe, repent, be reborn, indwelt by holy spirit God, and saved by the grace of God, the rock. Salvation is of God and is by the grace of God offered to all the world as a covenant of immortal life.

In the time of Christ and also the old testament covenant, covenants, there are many in scripture, were sealed by blood.

Jesus death on the cross was to seal the new covenant of salvation. His resurrection after three days, three representing eternal life, informed his followers of the truth of the Salvation Gospel. Jesus conquered death. Though he died in the flesh he lived. The message Jesus delivered to the people during his ministry was proven true by Jesus' miracles and his death and resurrection. And furthered by his walking the earth after resurrection and for 40 days. Forty in Hebrew numerology represents transition or change; the concept of renewal; a new beginning.
Those who witnessed Jesus continuing his ministry after they witnessed his dying on the cross knew he was the Messiah. Because as he taught them, The Word conquers death.

Ancient Hebrews were persecuted. As a result symbolism and related numbers became part of their language, their communications. And this in order to avail themselves of privacy and safety from those who would seek to persecute them for their beliefs and existence. Everything Jesus did, all that he taught and which was very often a retelling of the old testament parables the people knew about, was to deliver a deeper message than just words. Words, acts, as the number three figured prominently in Jesus ministry, communicated in one way. The meaning behind the timelines, three, forty, twelve, were understood to go deeper in implanting the message into those who knew the language.

Just as in the case of baptism being an integral part of the message. No, baptism does not save, however baptism is a factor in the Gospel truth.
Jesus himself was baptized!
And as the people saw when he arose from the waters the holy spirit of God descended as a dove upon him. And it was then that his ministry began. It was after this that Jesus began to perform his miracles. It was that sign the people witnessed that would reiterate to them Jesus' message, be baptized and receive the holy spirit, the helper, who will lead you into all truth.

The Rock is not the RCC. The Rock is Christ who is The Word that Saves.
Matthew 7:24-27
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

Psalm 78:35
They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their redeemer.
Psalm 95:1
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

1 Samuel 2:2
“There is none holy like the Lord; there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.

22 is given the name father

I don't know what you're referring to there. Verse 22 of Matthew 16 does not say anything like that. Nor does chapter 22 of Matthew.

 

[ReChoired]

Christ has all authority and he gave it to the church thru Peter the apostles and their successors and whatever they bind on earth is bound in heaven including moving the day of worship Matt 16:18 18:18 28:19

the Saturday sabbath is part of the old creation and old covenant we are are in a new creation and new covenant

You say that the sabbath was part of an 'old creation' (sic), yes?

Was it perfect (Genesis 2:1-3)?

Now, do you know what else was part of that 'old creation' (sic)? Want to look? If you do let me know.

Will the sabbath be part of the New Creation?

Isa 66:22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
Isa 66:23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.​

PS., Read:

2Co 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

2Co_2:10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;

Mat 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Mat 18:16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Mat 18:17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Mat 18:18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Mat 18:19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Joh 20:18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
Jesus Appears to the Disciples
Joh 20:19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Joh 20:20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
Joh 20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
Joh 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
Joh 20:23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

Act 1:13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
Act 1:14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
Act 1:15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)​

The power of binding and loosing deals with receiving into the body of Christ or rejection from the body of Christ. The entire body together, and as individual "churches" have such authority. It is not 'bound' up in Peter alone, for even in Matthew 16:18, Jesus specifically said "church". Peter is one individual within the greater church.