Norman R. Pagan I know I'm gonna catch hell 4 this but no 1 the has the cojones 2 ask can some explain 2 me y in essence St. Peter is the door man in heaven wen he denied Christ 3 times as it says in & I quote (Matthew 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.) And please don't tell me he repented.
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Jesus called St. Peter "the rock" on which he built the church. I don´t believe it actually says in the Bible that St. Peter is the "doorman", I believe that is just tradition.
Siempre tenga los conjones para preguntar lo que quieres. No vas al infierno solo para una pregunta. Para preguntar es mejor de vivir sin una respuesta.
Sidalicus
Of course he denied Christ 3 times!!
If you were controlling the entrance to a club, would you let some guy in a thong with blood all over him get in?
No.
You would at least ask him to dress better and take a shower.
God saw that and couldn't just fired St. Peter. After all, He put him there to screen who gets into Heaven and who doesn't.
opalist
Peter's denial of having connection with Jesus was that of an unsaved man afraid for his life and confused concerning Jesus crucifixion. He didn't understand that Jesus was meant to be crucified for the salvation of all who would believe.
After Jesus resurrection Peter believed. And in Acts he was there with the 120 at Pentecost, he was the one who stood up and encouraged all the Jews to accept Jesus as their Messiah. Read of all the things Peter did in Acts, its not the kind of things that a man denying Christ would do.
Peter also wrote two epistles that exalt and honor Christ. Peter was also martyred because of the testimony he had of Jesus in his life.
Peter did according to Matthew 10:32, "Whoever acknowledges me in the presence of others I will also acknowledge in the presence of my Father in heaven."
Compare that with a person who is already a Christian (experienced salvation), has testimony of the good things that God has done for them in various areas of life.. and then the person is perhaps influenced by deception and ends up denouncing Christ and God.. essentially spitting upon the crucifixion and redemption and stomping it into the ground as disgusting garbage.
Hebrews 6 says it this way -
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"For it is impossible [to restore and bring again to repentance] those who have been once for all enlightened, who have consciously tasted the heavenly gift and have become sharers of the Holy Spirit,
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And have felt how good the Word of God is and the mighty powers of the age and world to come,
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If they then deviate from the faith and turn away from their allegiance--[it is impossible] to bring them back to repentance, for (because, while, as long as) they nail upon the cross the Son of God afresh [as far as they are concerned] and are holding [Him] up to contempt and shame and public disgrace."
Jesus was talking about this kind of person in Matthew 10:33, "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."
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byHisgrace
Peter isn't the "door man" in heaven. But, Peter DID repent, even though you told me not to say that. It's the truth. He wept bitterly as soon as that happened. Peter is in heaven with the Lord. He was crucified upside down because he said he wasn't worthy to be crucified in the same manner that his Lord was. He died a Believer.
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Peter was a weak man,Jesus called him "man of little faith" because he doubted Jesus and his word.Peter became an adversary,speaking for the Devil,and Jesus had to rebuke him (Matt 16:23"). In Gethsemane Jesus told him to watch and pray,and yet he slept.Peter promised to follow Jesus all the way to prison and death,yet he denied him three times later that night.
Peter is not the first Pope and every Pope is false.There are no Popes in the bible.The Papary is an invention of the RCC.