Mat 16:18
And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
How does anyone derive from this declaration of Jesus Christ that Peter is the first pope? In view of the teaching that we are to call no man father (pope), why would this title be conferred upon any flesh? We are to call no man (spiritually) father, for we have but one Father.
Peter certainly did not refer to himself as pope or father, and there are no humanly named popes until the Catholic church came into being, centuries later.
Do not be taken in by clever misapplication and misappropriation of theWord. Jesus Christ named no man "father," pope that is.
And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
How does anyone derive from this declaration of Jesus Christ that Peter is the first pope? In view of the teaching that we are to call no man father (pope), why would this title be conferred upon any flesh? We are to call no man (spiritually) father, for we have but one Father.
Peter certainly did not refer to himself as pope or father, and there are no humanly named popes until the Catholic church came into being, centuries later.
Do not be taken in by clever misapplication and misappropriation of theWord. Jesus Christ named no man "father," pope that is.