garee wrote:
I agree with that; but our claim is not that Peter is infallible, only that statements made ex cathedra are infallible.
The statements made ex cathedra are infallible, same difference, it is those statements that we are discussing in respect to Romans 3. In other words Peter cannot lie or error, when rightly dividing God's revelations. The thoughts and intentions that are taken from studying and comparing the spiritual to the spiritual, are identical to God's intents, which ultimately would make Peter, like God , or a daysman that is described in Job, as an infallible umpire who has a infallible interpretation with no possibility of error, and putting ones faith in Peter's statements...

(Commentary) made ex cathedra ,which we do not have to start with, would be the same spirit of faith, as it is written, by which you believe God.

The fact that you must believe that the Pope, is the visible head of all Christians, as a law unto yourselves, comparing yourself to yourself, means those who do not believe in a visible head speaks enough to this issue.There cannot be a law that does not apply to what make unity of a mutual faith, not of ourselves lest any man, including Peter, boast.

Scripture speaks the opposite and speaks of an invisible head, as it was before the Old Testament apostate Jews rejected God as their invisible head, and desired a pagan system with Kings and Queens, before the reformation in the first century, and God gave them over to the lusts of the flesh, to do what should of not been done.

1Sa 8:7 And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.


A few questions:

1) In John 20/21, Jesus told Peter "feed my lambs, feed my sheep, etc." Was Peter invisible at the time He said that?

2) In Matthew 23:1-2, Jesus said to do what the Pharisees say, because they sit in Moses' seat. WEre the Pharisees invisible?

3) Moses transmitted the 10 commandments and the laws to the people. Was Moses invisible?

The point is that God can exercise His infallible authority through fallible men.

Also, I Timothy 3:15 is clear that the church is the pillar and ground of truth.

The point is, don't bear false witness against God, by insisting that He did not set up human authorities, and that He is too weak to do that.

Jim

Catholicism = Jesus Christ + NOTHING
Non-Catholic Christianity = Jesus Christ - LOTS