The Bible Teaches that Jesus made St. Peter the First Pope
By
Bro. Peter Dimond
Matthew
16:18-19- “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not
prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of
heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall
be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose
on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
The Bible teaches that Jesus made St. Peter
the first pope [1
hr. 11 min. audio]
This
is a very important audio for people to hear.
It contains irrefutable evidence from the Bible that Jesus made St. Peter the first
pope. Among other things, this audio
covers: the change of Peter’s name; the keys of the kingdom – Matthew 16 and Isaias 22; who is the Rock of Matthew 16? It’s Peter; Peter’s unfailing faith; Jesus entrusts
all of His sheep to Peter; the prominence of Peter’s name in Scripture; Peter
takes the prime role in the replacement of Judas; Peter’s primacy in the Acts
of the Apostles and more. This Part 1
contains the Biblical (and some patristic) evidence for the Catholic teaching
on the Papacy. Part 2 (which is below)
demonstrates that the early Church recognized the Bishop of Rome as the
successor to St. Peter’s authority.
This
audio also covers the following issues: “Was
Peter ever in Rome? If so, how come the
Bible doesn’t say so? Even if Jesus gave
great authority to Peter, what does that have to do with Rome? Didn’t St. Paul rebuke St. Peter
in Galatians 2:11? Where does the term Catholic Church come
from anyway?” This section shows
that the offices of the Apostles (bishops) and the office of St. Peter (the
Papacy) were instituted to continue with successors. They were founded by Jesus to continue
through the history of the Church after the original apostles and Peter had
died. This section demonstrates that St.
Peter was in Rome and was its first bishop; it demonstrates that apostolic and
papal succession come from the teaching of the Bible;
it discusses the origin of the term “Catholic Church,” Gal. 2:11 and more.
Clement and Ignatius - The Early Church
recognized the Bishop of Rome as the successor to St. Peter's authority -
Section A of Part 2 [14
min. audio]
This section moves into the evidence that the
Bishop
of Rome/the Church of Rome was recognized as supreme
in the primitive Christian Church (precisely because it inherited the authority
of St. Peter). This section covers the
famous epistle of Clement of Rome to the Corinthians (A.D. 90-100) and the
famous epistle of Ignatius of Antioch to the Romans (circa A.D. 110). Learn what you probably didn’t know about
these most famous documents of early Christianity. These documents are some of the most
important in the history of Christianity and they are regarded with great
respect by essentially all students and scholars of the early Church, regardless
of denomination. Learn how they demonstrate
Catholic teaching on the Papacy. Hear
the very interesting admissions about these documents from an Eastern
“Orthodox” scholar, and how such admissions serve to refute the Protestant and
Eastern “Orthodox” position. (Section C
of Part 2 will be posted in the future.)
This section covers the evidence for the
Papacy from the second and third centuries.
It covers Hermas, Anicetus
and Victor in the Easter Controversy, Irenaeus,
Cyprian and the rebaptism controversy.
It shows how, at this early stage of the primitive Christian Church, the
supreme authority of the Bishop of Rome was recognized. The primitive Christian Church recognized the
unique authority and primacy of the Bishop of Rome because he held the
universal jurisdiction which was given by Jesus Christ to St. Peter.
This section finishes up the evidence for the
primacy of the Roman Pontiff in the third century and moves into the
fourth. It covers the case of Paul of Samosata; the Councils of Nicea
and Sardica; Athanasius and Julius; the Emperors
Gratian and Theodosius; and Pope Damasus.
Constantinople,
Ephesus, Chalcedon - The Early Church
recognized the Bishop of Rome as the successor to St. Peter's authority -
Section D of Part 2 [new
22 min. audio]
This section covers the evidence for the
primacy of the Roman Pontiff at the second, third and fourth ecumenical
councils (Constantinople, Ephesus and Chalcedon). It also covers St. Jerome. This evidence from the councils is especially
important because the “Eastern Orthodox” and many Protestants accept the first
seven ecumenical councils. This section
also responds to objections from certain canons of Constantinople and Chalcedon. These objections are frequently raised by
critics of Catholic teaching. The
section ends with more evidence from the early Church historians Socrates and Sozomen.
A letter refuting
Eastern Orthodoxy
For more
on related topics, see: Refuting Protestantism and Eastern
"Orthodoxy"
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