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Mt 16:18 Jesus to build his church, not religion Mt 16:18 Jesus: gates of hell shall not prevail Mt 18:17 Jesus: church has power to discipline Mt 18:18 Jesus: church has power to set rules Mt 23:2-3 power of office, not officeholder Mt 28:19-20 Jesus tells the Apostles to act Lk 10:16 Jesus: apostles can speak for Him Jn 16:13 Holy Spirit to guide into all truth Jn 17:18 Father => Jesus => apostles Jn 20:21 Father => Jesus => apostles Jn 20:23 power to forgive sin AA 2:42 doctrine, sacred rite, community Ep 5:25-26 Jesus loves church (not scripture) 1 Tm 3:15 church is foundation of truth He 13:17 obey the church, watcher of souls 1 Cr 5:7 excommunications 1 Tm 1:20 excommunications 1 Cr 11:23-24 power to offer sacrifice Lk 5:3 Peter's boat prefigures Church Why is it mentioned that there were two ships; that one of them was Simon Peter's, that Christ went into that one, sat down in it, and sitting he taught out of that ship? No doubt, answer many of the ancient commentators, to show that the Church was figured by the bark of Peter, and that in it is the chair of Christ, a permanent authority, literally the true word of God sitting there.
