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The Roman Catholic
Church states that Christ entrusted the whole Church to Peter.
Yet…
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The entire church
could not possibly imitate Peter. His biography was not in circulation in the
first century, nor was CBS broadcasting news about “the first pope” on the radio
to believers in Alexandria. The apostle Thomas went all the way to India. Those
believers could not imitate Peter’s faith because they did not know him.
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He (Jesus) did not
tell Peter he was shepherd of all churches and all Christians; he wanted Peter
to feed those who were with him: those he could tend to and those who could
follow his example. Jesus himself would take care of his sheep in India through
Thomas and those in Asia Minor through John.
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Thus, we find that
it is James, not Peter who presided at the Council of Jerusalem. While it is
historically certain that James became the bishop of Jerusalem, this cannot be
the reason Peter let him take the lead.
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James,
not Peter, gave the final decision in a council that decided an issue affecting
every Gentile church.
Here is an article that you might find interesting:
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Read your post on "The Jerusalem Council and Sola Scriptura". Found it enriching in support to Christianity's posture on Sola Scriptura. Thank you so much for sharing, brother.
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