I never said those things. I believe what Jesus says. You can claim He said them, but it's anything but clear, and that's the problem. Yeshua simplified complex lessons through parables, but that was part of His larger personality as a "straight shooter."
I would suggest you look through Matthew 16. You can try to bait me on Paul all you want. I'm not a follower of Paul, and as far as I know, you would call yourself a follower of Messiah or Christ as opposed to Paul, right? So let's see what the Man Himself had to say on the matter.
13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" 14They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
15"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
16Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ,[b] the Son of the living God."
(Note- Now, if Peter's answer is wrong, this will be the perfect chance, for Messiah to reveal Himself, by correcting His disciple. That's not what He does)
17Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18And I tell you that you are Peter,[c] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[d] will not overcome it.[e] 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[f] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[g] loosed in heaven." 20Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.
Whoa! Messiah was SO pleased with this answer, that He changed Shimon's name to Kefa, which means Rock. And upon this Rock I will build my church. But before it looks like Catholic teachings, no, no, before you know it, if you read on, He tells Peter "get thee behind Me, Satan!"
Nonetheless, this is about as glowing a recommendation as any apostle could hope to get, isn't it ? And all because of the way Peter answered His question, "Who do YOU say I am?"
I would suggest you look through Matthew 16. You can try to bait me on Paul all you want. I'm not a follower of Paul, and as far as I know, you would call yourself a follower of Messiah or Christ as opposed to Paul, right? So let's see what the Man Himself had to say on the matter.
13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" 14They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
15"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
16Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ,[b] the Son of the living God."
(Note- Now, if Peter's answer is wrong, this will be the perfect chance, for Messiah to reveal Himself, by correcting His disciple. That's not what He does)
17Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18And I tell you that you are Peter,[c] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[d] will not overcome it.[e] 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[f] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[g] loosed in heaven." 20Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.
Whoa! Messiah was SO pleased with this answer, that He changed Shimon's name to Kefa, which means Rock. And upon this Rock I will build my church. But before it looks like Catholic teachings, no, no, before you know it, if you read on, He tells Peter "get thee behind Me, Satan!"
Nonetheless, this is about as glowing a recommendation as any apostle could hope to get, isn't it ? And all because of the way Peter answered His question, "Who do YOU say I am?"
