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Quoting Matthew16:18 like a magic talisman doesn’t turn Rome into the bedrock of Christendom. Read the whole sentence, then the rest of the Bible, and the papal claim evaporates.
Jesus says, “You are Petros (a small stone), and on this petra (a massive rock) I will build my Church.” The “rock” isn’t Peter himself, it’s the confession Peter just made: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”. That truth is the unshakable foundation of the Church.
Two breaths later Jesus calls the same man “Satan” for blocking the cross (Matthew16:23). The “rock” is not an infallible Peter. Scripture explains itself:
>Christ is the cornerstone (1Corintians3:11; 1Peter2:4-8).
>The church is “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets” together, Christ Himself the cornerstone (Ephesians2:20). No solo Roman monarch.
>The “keys” Peter receives in 16:19 are handed to every disciple in 18:18 and John20:23. Authority is shared stewardship, not a one‑seat throne.
When Peter drifts from the Gospel at Antioch, Paul “opposes him to his face” (Galatians2:11-14). That scene makes sense only if ultimate authority lies in the gospel itself, not in Peter’s chair. Acts15 shows a council guided by Scripture and the Spirit; James, not Peter, gives the final summary. The early bishops of Rome were respected, but not exalted. The idea of papal supremacy didn’t fall from heaven, it grew later through human politics and power struggles.
Protestants aren’t “rejecting” the Word of God. We’re reading all of it. The true Church is built on the confession that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, not on Peter’s title, not on Rome’s throne. If Peter was the first pope, nobody told the apostles.
The true Rock is the crucified‑and‑risen Christ. That’s the Rock. And it hasn’t moved.
Quoting Matthew16:18 like a magic talisman doesn’t turn Rome into the bedrock of Christendom. Read the whole sentence, then the rest of the Bible, and the papal claim evaporates.
Jesus says, “You are Petros (a small stone), and on this petra (a massive rock) I will build my Church.” The “rock” isn’t Peter himself, it’s the confession Peter just made: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”. That truth is the unshakable foundation of the Church.
Two breaths later Jesus calls the same man “Satan” for blocking the cross (Matthew16:23). The “rock” is not an infallible Peter. Scripture explains itself:
>Christ is the cornerstone (1Corintians3:11; 1Peter2:4-8).
>The church is “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets” together, Christ Himself the cornerstone (Ephesians2:20). No solo Roman monarch.
>The “keys” Peter receives in 16:19 are handed to every disciple in 18:18 and John20:23. Authority is shared stewardship, not a one‑seat throne.
When Peter drifts from the Gospel at Antioch, Paul “opposes him to his face” (Galatians2:11-14). That scene makes sense only if ultimate authority lies in the gospel itself, not in Peter’s chair. Acts15 shows a council guided by Scripture and the Spirit; James, not Peter, gives the final summary. The early bishops of Rome were respected, but not exalted. The idea of papal supremacy didn’t fall from heaven, it grew later through human politics and power struggles.
Protestants aren’t “rejecting” the Word of God. We’re reading all of it. The true Church is built on the confession that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, not on Peter’s title, not on Rome’s throne. If Peter was the first pope, nobody told the apostles.
The true Rock is the crucified‑and‑risen Christ. That’s the Rock. And it hasn’t moved.
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