Was Peter The First Pope?

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Was Peter The First Pope?
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Matthew 1613-19

• Pope?
• keys of the kingdom of heaven
• Keys connected with Binding Loosing in Matthew
  1818

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Matthew 1818

• To ALL of the Apostles!
• "Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on
  earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you
  loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
• Peter Shared the Keys with the Other Apostles,
  just as he shared the Binding Loosing
  Authority

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No Similarities Between Peter The Pope
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Virginal Chastity Imposed on Popes

• It is for a virginally pure priesthood to offer
  the all-pure sacrifice of the virginal body of
  Christ Sac. Of the Mass, pp282f
• Christian inscriptions from the 4th century on,
  mention is made of virginity dedicated to God.
  Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p.240

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Virginal Chastity Imposed on Popes

• Apostasy well in bloom by the 4th Century
• Council of Trent, 1545 AD, formal Canon (10)
  drafted that made it a sin to be married serve
  as a priest.

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Peter a Married Man

• Mark 130 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick
  with a fever, and they told Him about her at
  once.
• 1 Corinthians 95 right to take along a
  believing wife, as.Cephas? John 142

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Pope Demands Homage Praise

• Kissing of the popes foot characteristic act
  of reverence.. Honor him as the vicar of Christ
  as early as the 8th century. Catholic
  Encyclopedia, Vol. 12, p. 270
• Kissing of the popes ring

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Peter Refused Homage

• Acts 1025-26 As Peter was coming in, Cornelius
  met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped
  him. 26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand
  up I myself am also a man."
• Can you envision the POPE telling the same thing
  when they bow to kiss his FOOT?

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Pope Demands Subjects Called Roman Catholics

• 4th Century, Nicene Creed declared Catholic /
  Universal
• Name Catholic worn by communicants
• 1054 Roman Catholics

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Peter Taught to wear the name Christian

• 1 Peter 416 Yet if anyone suffers as a
  Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him
  glorify God in this matter.
• NOT Catholic Christian
• Just Christian

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Pope Claims Infallibility Ex Cathedra

• Declared in 1870
• Gregory I, The Great 590-604
• Originally, only the council of prelates was
  considered infallible.
• Pope declared Infallible whenever he spoke from
  the chair.

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Peter Spoke by Inspiration of the Holy Spirit

• Didnt have to be sitting a Chair to do it!
• 2 Peter 121 moved by the Holy Spirit.
• John 1613 He will guide you into all truth. He
  will tell you things to come.
• Galatians 211-13

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Pope Claimed to Head of Church on Earth

• Receive the tiara adorned with three crowns,
  know that thou art the Father of Princes Kings,
  Ruler of the World, the Vicar of our Saviour
  Jesus Christ National Catholic Almanac
• ..the head of the entire church, the father
  teacher of all Christians. N.Y. Catechism

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Peter Taught that Christ was the Head of the
Church

• Acts 229-36 this Jesus, whom you crucified,
  both Lord and Christ.
• Ephesians 122,23 game Him to head over all
  things to the church
• Colossians 118 preeminence

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Pope Wears Names for Honor of Men

• 607 Boniface III, Universal Bishop
• 642-649 Theodore I, first Sovereign Pontiff
• 1198-1216 Innocent III, Vicar of Christ
• 1277-1280 Nicolas III, Vicar of God

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Pope Wears Names for Honor of Men

• Pope He is addressed His Holiness the Pope. By
  title right he is Bishop of Rome, Vicar of
  Jesus Christ, Successor of St. Peter, the Prince
  of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff, Patriarch of
  the West, Primate of Italy, Archbishop
  Metropolitan of the Roman province, Sovereign
  of the State of Vatican City. Concise Cath.
  Ency. p. 275

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Peter Never Wore Such Names!

• Matthew 239 "Do not call anyone on earth your
  father for One is your Father, He who is in
  heaven.
• Peter would never allow anyone to call him Lord
  God the Pope!

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Catholic Claim to be the Oldest Church!

• IF Peter does not fit the Mold of what they call
  a POPE, how could the man in Rome today be
  Peters successor?
• If he is NOT Peters successor , WHO IS HE?

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2 Thessalonians 23,4

• 3 Let no one deceive you by any means for that
  Day will not come unless the falling away comes
  first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of
  perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above
  all that is called God or that is worshiped, so
  that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing
  himself that he is God.

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1 Timothy 41-3

• Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter
  times some will depart from the faith, giving
  heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of
  demons, 2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having
  their own conscience seared with a hot iron, 3
  forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain
  from foods which God created to be received with
  thanksgiving by those who believe and know the
  truth.

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Peter Was Not a Pope!

• To Make the Claim that he was is to Disregard the
  Scriptures!