I Know You Can find It.
Were you baptized into Paul or Cephas? [Peter in Aramaic] So why are you claiming discipleship in a disciple or Apostle?
This is a strong Apostolic Rebuke in scripture said in response to people forming factions, cliques if you will over which Apostle they most followed and adhered to with churches formed after the specific Apostle as they missionized lands East and North of Jerusalem.
Stop it- you weren't baptized in the name of any Apostle-goes this strong clear rebuke- you were Baptized in the name of Christ, the Lord. The Apostles are not the Lord. The Lord is the giver of ALL Life.
You see the same egoist manifestations with a veneance today. It is no less a form of idolotry. You were not baptized in the name of Peter. People steeped in pride of their denominations looking down their noses at other denominations, and they can tell you why forcefully. The other guys are wrong. We are right. Kick the other guys off the bus.
Armenia is a mystical magical tour of Christian lore. It is believed to be the oldest Christian country, not even now a country after a Turkish genocide, but Armenian people still have a fierce national pride in its origins-as it predated in it's Christianity even Constantinople after the visit by Judeus Thaddeus-the other Judas Apostle.
Peter may have the Keys but Judeus Thaddeus might have the Antibiotics and he cured the son of a King in a land now part of Turkey that earned him forever the miracle worker label. He converted Armenia it is said.
When Armenia's head prelates were invited into 'full fellowship' with Rome they said essentially
-you guys have Peter, we have Saint Jude. We are happy with it.
It is really important to realize that the hand cannot be jealous for what the foot is doing in the Kingdom. The Body of Christ has many members and parts. My house has many rooms and I have gone to prepare a place for you.
Half of the body is Roman Catholic. The other half is doing really important work for the Kingdom and mutual respect and admiration is in order. Awe even.
Many rooms.
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