There is easy proof of faith in a short summary of the truth. The Lord says to Peter: “I say to you,” he says, “that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell will not overcome it. And to you I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven . . .” [Mt 16:18–19]. On him he builds the Church, and commands him to feed the sheep [Jn 21:17], and although he assigns a like power to all the apostles, yet he founded a single chair [cathedra], and he established by his own authority a source and an intrinsic reason for that unity. Indeed, the others were also what Peter was [i.e., apostles], but a primacy is given to Peter, by which it is made clear that there is one Church and one chair. . . . If someone does not hold fast to this unity of Peter, can he think that he holds the faith? If he deserts the chair of Peter upon whom the Church was built, can he be confident that he is in the Church?
Cyprian of Carthage, Unity of the Catholic Church (Treatise 1:4) (A.D. 251)
Christ is the rock, he is referring to himself. Christ says Petros, upon this petra I will build my church. I don't know how Catholics are so easily manipulated by intentional misinterpretation. Christ renamed Simon to Peter which in Greek is a small rock or stone. Christ built his church as he says on a petra, which is a boulder, cliffside. God is referred to as a rock constantly throughout scripture. He's still the rock Christ is referring to when hes talking to Peter, Peter did not become the rock. It's obvious this is what Christ means until you have Satan telling you what to think.
Cyprian (200 years from Christ) > some random guy (2000 years away from Christ)
Early Christians are clear, Peter is the rock. It is you who are deceived.
Look at [Peter], the great foundation of the Church, that most solid of rocks, upon whom Christ built the Church - Origen of Alexandria, Homilies on Exodus 5:4 (c. A.D. 249)
The Roman Church has always been a corruption and perversion of the gospel. Only now are the eyes of the people being opened to it.
Christ is the rock, he is referring to himself. Christ says Petros, upon this petra I will build my church. I don't know how Catholics are so easily manipulated by intentional misinterpretation. Christ renamed Simon to Peter which in Greek is a small rock or stone. Christ built his church as he says on a petra, which is a boulder, cliffside. God is referred to as a rock constantly throughout scripture. He's still the rock Christ is referring to when hes talking to Peter, Peter did not become the rock. It's obvious this is what Christ means until you have Satan telling you what to think.
Cyprian (200 years from Christ) > some random guy (2000 years away from Christ)
Early Christians are clear, Peter is the rock. It is you who are deceived.
Just like a catholic to use anything but scripture to make their arguments, so pathetic
"Hey everyone, what Christ said doesn't matter, what matters is what everyone after him said!"
That's you