I've been posting scriptural support. This is evidence.Jesus changed Simon's name to Peter. Odd name not used before. Why does God change names?
God changes names to edify himself . Not to venerate Peter the serial deniers .He changed Saul to Paul .Abram to Abraham Jacob to Israel. All have there purpose in the name used to venerate God not men .
Peter which means rock or stones is used to represent all believer that make up the spiritual unseen house called the church .the bride of Christ.
1 Peter 2:5
Ye also, as
lively stones, are built up a
spiritual house, an
holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:4 To
whom coming, as unto a
living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
Peter was forgiven of his blasphemy against the apostle the Son of man, Jesus in Mathew 16. . Today that is not possible
.Catholicism has made the Popes their very own Peter (another christ, another gospel ).Not having a understanding of the word "apostle"
Matthew 12:31-32 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and
blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the
blasphemy against the
Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the
Son of man, it
shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the
Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.