Who Was St. Peter? | Catholic Bible Study Excerpt 

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Amazing thought!

@@jwlafferty St Peter was a train wreck. Just like me

@po18guy I stated the word meaning. it does not include the rcc.

@Abraham Philip Abraham, The bronze image depicts Peter's Strength and permanence.

Peter is not like Pope Francis projecting himself , sitting in his chair, but says what Christ wants.

@@abrahamphilip6439 Abraham, So you know, Pope Francis is just a successor of Peter, not a "projection". I don't know where you got such strange notion. God bless.

Give unto God what is to God , What specifically is it ?

Glory to the LORD and saviour GOD ( THE LORD JESUS CHRIST) .

@John Pereira John, Absolutely correct. There's a huge difference between deny and betray; Peter was fearful and had not received the Holy Spirit from Jesus yet, which would happen after the Resurrection. God bless, brother.

John Piera isn't denial the same as betraying. If someone denied knowing you wouldn't you feel betrayed?

@@barbarawhitt8753 agreed

Haha potato potato looking for conflict were there is none....he didnt even emphasis on it at all...the message was clear st peter was all kind of things a human could be even tho he was chosen by God simply emulate how he lived and even asked for forgivness

@@barbarawhitt8753 I total agree

One guy for all of the Roman Empire and 12 for the Jews that basically still haven’t converted. Your interpretation of scripture is atrocious.

There's no mention of Peter's wife in the Bible. The assumption is she had died.

@@joecastillo8798 there has been a lot of beliefs. I kind of cut out the theory that Peter and his wife were divorced, because if that would’ve been the case, then the Bible wouldn’t have said Peter’s mother-in-law. But it’s also possible that his wife may not have been a part of his ministry or may have just been like a supporter of his ministry. or like you said, she may have passed away But ultimately the people who know the truth about it is God and Peter himself

@@gvire Well reasoned. The probability is that Peter's wife may have died. That is why he was able to go to distant lands.

@@joecastillo8798 yeah. It would make sense. But like I said, only God and Peter himself know

The gospel of Thomas is not in the bible for good reason. It is a late 2nd century writing that is clearly gnostic.

The so called 'gospel of thomas', 'gospel of mary', gospel of judas and others are heretical writings are antichrist and totally alien to the true Faith. They were most likely written by gnostics who had a counterfeit gospel. Do not be deceived by them.

Jesus never said he would give the keys to Mary Magdalene. "You are Peter and upon this Rock I will build my church." Remember that? Secondly, Jesus never chose any woman among his 12 apostles. So, stop talking from inference. Speak facts.ok

@Abraham De Cruz Abraham, Peter is the only one who Jesus chose to give the Keys to the kingdom of heaven. He is the chief Apostle.

Today, the “female” leader’s are called, “abbots” in the convent’s of “nuns” some are even called “mother’s” in the family’s home’s…. you can not lessen the role of women within The Holy Roman Catholic Apostolic Church ⛪️🇻🇦 From Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪

All Twelve were Apostles, ONLY ONE was the head of the college of the Twelve.

@@QuisutDeusmpc but only a pebble , not a rock.

@@johntaylor38 It's funny. Protestant fundamentalists used to be able to marshal evidence from the biblical record and actually attempt to make a forensic argument for debate. Now, what passes for accepted wisdom in Protestant fundamentalist circles is bald assertion, or worse, derisive comments, tauntingly repeated. You probably believe you're saying something. i). Let me show you what I mean. In Tanakh (what Christians call the Old Testament), BOTH YHWH AND His covenant mediator (Abraham) are spoken of as 'rock': YHWH in an ordinate, infinite, ultimate, absolutely transcendent sense; and Abraham in a subordinate, finite, penultimate, limited sense. "Give ear, O heavens, and let me speak; let the earth hear the words of my mouth! May my teaching soak in like the rain, and my utterance drench like the dew, like a downpour upon the grass, like a shower upon the crops. For I will proclaim the name of the LORD, praise the greatness of our God! The Rock-how faultless are his deeds, how right all his ways! A faithful God, without deceit, just and upright is he!" cf. Deut. 32: 1-4 "Listen to me, you who pursue justice, who seek the LORD; Look to the rock from which you were hewn, to the quarry from which you were taken; Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth; Though he was but one when I called him, I blessed him and made him many." cf. Isaiah 51: 1-2 Unfortunately, most Protestant fundamentalists think in starkly binary: EITHER....OR....thinking. This is NOT the biblical manner of thinking. It isn't: either YHWH is 'Rock', OR man is 'rock'. The biblical method is: BOTH...AND... - both YHWH is 'Rock' (in an ultimate sense), AND man is 'rock' (in a penultimate sense). ii). With regards to the papacy, the typical Protestant fundamentalist objection is the same strictly binary mentality: EITHER Christ is 'Rock', OR Peter is 'rock', but they both CAN'T be. This is not biblical thinking. Take a look at this passage: "Come to Him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it says in scripture: 'Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a cornerstone, chosen and precious, and whoever believes in it shall not be put to shame.'" cf. I Peter 2: 4-6 In just three short verses, BOTH Jesus Christ is metaphorically referred to as 'Rock' ("Come to Him, a living stone...."), AND those who have become children of God are referred to as 'rock' ("...like living stones, let yourselves be built...."). Obviously Christ is a 'stone' in an absolutely transcendent sense. However, that doesn't prevent St. Peter from referring to human beings who have come to saving faith in Christ ALSO as "stones" in a subordinate, dependent, limited sense. THIS is the biblical manner of thinking: BOTH...AND.....; not, EITHER.....OR.... Let's look at another passage: Obviously Jesus Christ is spoken of as the 'cornerstone'. That doesn't prevent, however, St. Paul from referring to the 'apostles and prophets' ALSO as being 'foundation' (bedrock) AND, by further extension, believers in Christ through the preaching and teaching of the 'apostles and prophets; are ALSO spoken of as 'rock' (you also are being built into a dwelling place of God - an oblique reference to the Temple in Jerusalem as a metaphor for the members of the Church): "So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone. Through him the whole structure is held together and grows into a temple sacred in the Lord; in him you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit." cf. Ephesians 2: 19-22 iii). With this in mind, it is worth looking again at the verses which Protestant fundamentalists weep, wail and gnash their teeth over: "Jesus said to him in reply, 'Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it." cf. Matthew 16: 17-18 The typical Protestant fundamentalist objection is EITHER Christ is 'rock', OR Peter is 'rock', but they both CAN'T be 'rock'. And YET, here is Jesus Christ (the 'cornerstone'), calling Peter 'rock'. Obviously, the words are necessary, but what is important is what they mean. Protestant fundamentalists mistakenly believe the Catholic Church teaches, and individual Catholics believe, Peter is being spoken of as on the same level as Jesus Christ. But that is NOT so. ONLY Jesus Christ is divine. Only Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, the second person of the Holy Trinity. But that 'cornerstone, from His own mouth, calls St. Peter 'rock' in a subordinate, dependent, finite, penultimate sense: "YOU are rock". Obviously, Jesus Christ doesn't mean, "YOU are God". Nor does He mean: "YOU are equal with me". What He DOES MEAN, however, is, "YOU are my prime minister", "YOU are the first among the Apostles". There is such an abundance of evidence from the biblical record that this is so.

@@QuisutDeusmpc look at it the other way if Peter was the rock don't you think he would have acknowledged it , no he didn't. There is no biblical or historical evidence.

@@johntaylor38 Are you incapable of rational thought? Peter received the charge from Jesus Christ to lead His Church after His resurrection from the dead. After Christ's Ascension into heaven, the WHOLE of the Book of the Acts of the Apostles is replete with stories of St. Peter living up to that charge - preaching and teaching the Gospel in the name of Jesus Christ.

Do you ever ask anyone to pray for you? The second you do, you are making that person a mediator between you and Jesus.

@@row1landrexactly, I feel like the prayer to saints is really protestants only way to try and criticize Catholics