Jesus spoke about himself in the third person as he often did. When he said “on this rock”, He was referring to himself. The Rock is Jesus Christ. There are plenty of scriptures that support this.
“There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God”
1st Samuel 2:2
The office of the pope is a man-made government. It is an honorable position to which there is ascribed much responsibility. But I want to clarify one thing, the pope is not God on earth. He is simply a servant of God.
Of course, the pope is not God on earth, he is the representative of God, the chief steward. You can research the position of chief steward in the biblical Jewish kingdom, and you will understand how Peter is made the steward of the spiritual Kingdom of Christ when Jesus says he will give him the keys to the kingdom of heaven. To believe that Jesus said “You are Kepha and upon this kepha…” and somehow switched from Peter midsentence, though using the same word, requires so much reading in and mental gymnastics that it is no wonder the overwhelming majority of Christians did not think to question the office of the papacy for many years after apostolic times (even the first anti-Pope in the 200s simply made a wrong claim to the office himself). Furthermore, since the full passage reads, “That thou art Peter (Kepha); and upon this rock (kepha) I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven,” your interpretation requires the assumption that Jesus started off the sentence addressing Peter, switched midsentence to himself, and then turned back to address Peter at the end of his statement again. The Catholic Church can trace the popes back all the way to Peter through our records, and it is clear in the Bible that Peter is the leader of the apostles and the faithful. Perhaps you misunderstood what the office of the papacy is, since you seemed to think Catholics give him a divine status? Agreed, he is a servant of God! That’s why one of the papal titles is Servant of the Servants of God
More than 80 out of over 260 popes have been recognized as saints, including dozens of early Christian martyrs. Today Catholics celebrate Pope Benedict XI, a peacemaker and reformer. Matt 16:18 says in Aramaic, “You are Kepha, and upon this kepha I will build my Church.”
Thank you for reading. All Christians must come together in this time.
Thank you for so courageously speaking the Truth.
Jesus spoke about himself in the third person as he often did. When he said “on this rock”, He was referring to himself. The Rock is Jesus Christ. There are plenty of scriptures that support this.
“There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God”
1st Samuel 2:2
The office of the pope is a man-made government. It is an honorable position to which there is ascribed much responsibility. But I want to clarify one thing, the pope is not God on earth. He is simply a servant of God.
Of course, the pope is not God on earth, he is the representative of God, the chief steward. You can research the position of chief steward in the biblical Jewish kingdom, and you will understand how Peter is made the steward of the spiritual Kingdom of Christ when Jesus says he will give him the keys to the kingdom of heaven. To believe that Jesus said “You are Kepha and upon this kepha…” and somehow switched from Peter midsentence, though using the same word, requires so much reading in and mental gymnastics that it is no wonder the overwhelming majority of Christians did not think to question the office of the papacy for many years after apostolic times (even the first anti-Pope in the 200s simply made a wrong claim to the office himself). Furthermore, since the full passage reads, “That thou art Peter (Kepha); and upon this rock (kepha) I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven,” your interpretation requires the assumption that Jesus started off the sentence addressing Peter, switched midsentence to himself, and then turned back to address Peter at the end of his statement again. The Catholic Church can trace the popes back all the way to Peter through our records, and it is clear in the Bible that Peter is the leader of the apostles and the faithful. Perhaps you misunderstood what the office of the papacy is, since you seemed to think Catholics give him a divine status? Agreed, he is a servant of God! That’s why one of the papal titles is Servant of the Servants of God
Will not prevail. The Commie Bishop of Rome , the Marxist Billionaire brat and the White Trash Democrat-KKK former POTUS damn sure won’t do it.
Name ONE "saintly" Pope...the office of Pope itself is a direct rebellion of the Priesthood of Jesus Christ
More than 80 out of over 260 popes have been recognized as saints, including dozens of early Christian martyrs. Today Catholics celebrate Pope Benedict XI, a peacemaker and reformer. Matt 16:18 says in Aramaic, “You are Kepha, and upon this kepha I will build my Church.”
Thank you for reading. All Christians must come together in this time.
That being said...thank you for posting this very important article...one I doubt will be seen by most people