ArchivedApostolic succession?Aieno Wrote Thank you for Quoteing this passage I will now use this to help me prove my point, in its full context. Do you realize the apostle Paul kept dragging his feet about visiting God's people in Rome? Why? Because he didn't want to build on another man's foundation. Notice what Roman 15:19-25, 28-29, and 32 say: I have preached Christ's good news to the utmost of my capacity. I have always, however, made it an unbroken rule NEVER TO PREACH WHERE CHRIST'S NAME HAS ALREADY BEEN HEARD. The reason for that was that I HAD NO WISH TO BUILD ON OTHER MEN'S FOUNDATIONS; on the contrary, my chief concern has been to fulfill the text: "Those who have never been told about Him, and those who have never heard about Him will understand." THAT IS THE REASON WHY I HAVE BEEN KEPT FROM VISITING YOU SO LONG, though for MANY YEARS I have been longing to pay you a visit. Now, however, having no more work to do here, I hope to see you on my way to Spain and, after enjoying a little of your company, to complete the rest of the journey with your good wishes....So when I have done this and officially handed over what has been raised, I shall set out for Spain and VISIT YOU ON THE WAY....Then if God wills, I shall be feeling very happy when I come to enjoy a PERIOD OF REST among you. The New Testament of the Jerusalem Bible. That makes it exceedingly PLAIN -- Rome had already been evangelized prior to the writing of the Book of Romans (57-58 A.D.), And obviously, from what we have seen, the foundation Paul did not want to build on was that of PETER'S! The only conclusion we can come to, based on evidence, is that Peter not only came to Rome just before his death there in February of 68 A.D., but also immediately after his release from prison under Herod in 43 A.D. He founded the Church of God in the Imperial City and, in the almost 25 years between his two visits, preached the gospel of Christ throughout Europe, Britain and Asia. With the loving assistance of his wife and children, he walked the roads of the Roman Empire bringing the message of the Kingdom of God to the descendants of Israel. On his last visit to Rome in the latter part of 66 A.D., he preached the Good News to the people of Rome before being imprisoned in the Mamertine for some nine months. Upon Nero's return to Rome he was put to death along with his wife and daughter Petronilla. Peace |
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