On 25 May 2007 14:55:44 GMT,

Paul took the leadership role and used the directions given by the Lord
as to how to bring a straying brother back into the fold when Peter got
out of line.

All apostles were leaders, but Peter was the Leader of the Leaders. Acts

Paul never knew Jesus.

This recounted in his letter to a distant church of the
Galatians puts the role of Peter and Paul and the others in the proper
perspective. It doesn't reflect the role of a pope as ruler as was
subsequently developed in the west:

The primacy of Peter is very clear in the Gospels.

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On 25 May 2007 14:55:44 GMT,

Paul took the leadership role and used the directions given by the Lord
as to how to bring a straying brother back into the fold when Peter got
out of line.

All apostles were leaders, but Peter was the Leader of the Leaders. Acts
15:7.
Paul never knew Jesus.

This recounted in his letter to a distant church of the
Galatians puts the role of Peter and Paul and the others in the proper
perspective. It doesn't reflect the role of a pope as ruler as was
subsequently developed in the west:

The primacy of Peter is very clear in the Gospels.

On May 25, 7:55 am,

"Acts 15:7 (New International Version)
7After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: "Brothers, you
know
that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might
hear fro
m
my lips the message of the gospel and believe"

Soon thereafter from the same account of the first church council we
find:

=19] Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the
Gentiles who turn to God,
=20] but should write to them to abstain from the pollutions of idols
and from unchastity and from what is strangled and from blood.
=21] For from early generations Moses has had in every city those who
preach him, for he is read every sabbath in the synagogues."
=22]

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole
church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with
Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsab'bas, and Silas,
leading men among the brethren,
=23] with the following letter: "The brethren, both the apostles and

Paul took the leadership role

That was granted to him by Peter and the other apostles.

and used the directions given by the Lord

Correction, given by the apostles. Paul was not traveling with Jesus
for three years.

as to how to bring a straying brother back into the fold when Peter got
out of line.

This sentence has no support in the Biblical text. What actually
happened is that Paul pointed out how the actions of a leading, not
straying, authority in the Christian community would be misconstrued
to lead Gentile Christians to believe that they were bound by that
which this leading authority had already declared was not binding on
Gentile Christians.

This recounted in his letter to a distant church of the
Galatians puts the role of Peter and Paul and the others in the proper
perspective.

That it does, that of Peter being the leading authority, but still a
man who can be reubked for actions which can be misconstrued. Actions,
not teachings.

It doesn't reflect the role of a pope as ruler

And here I will correct another error on Jethro's part, the authority
of a Pope is as a teaching authority, not a monarch. While the Pope is
in fact, a monarch of an independent state(the Vatican), this is
utterly irrelevant to his role as a teaching authority.

as was
subsequently developed in the west:

Pope as ruler of a state is a later development, but Jethro fails to
show any conflict between what the Scripture tells us about Peter as a
teaching authority, and what the Pope claims as teaching authority.

002:007 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the
uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the
circumcision was unto Peter;

Since you copied the passage into this thread twice, I might as well
copy and paste my line by line rebuttal of your claims again.

002:008 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship
of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the
Gentiles:)

Basically Paul is the apostle to the Gentiles, Jethro and I are
presumably in agreement on this.

002:009 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars,
perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me
and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go
unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

Paul derives his authority from the other apostles, including Peter.

002:010 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same
which I also was forward to do.
002:011 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the
face, because he was to be blamed.

To be blamed, and for what?

002:012 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the
Gentiles:

Let the record show, Peter did, in fact, eat with Gentile Christians.

but when they were come, he withdrew and separated
himself,

Bingo! Notice Jethro's error here. Despite his claim of Peter "doing
one thing and saying another", Peter, in fact, does not say anything
here. He simply stopped eating with Gentile Christians.

This may come as a shock to Jethro, but nothing in the Gospels
teaches
against the concept of freedom of association. Yes, Christians may
freely associate with those they choose, the only caveat being
associating with companions that would lead one to sin. So Jethro's
claim of Peter not associating with Gentile Christians while in the
company of Jewish Christians is a practice of "doing one thing while
saying another" is simply an error on Jethro's part.


Now if Paul had complained that the Gentile Christians were abandoned
and denied such things as sacraments, Jethro might have had a point,
but Paul says no such thing, so Jethro has no basis for his claim.

fearing them which were of the circumcision.

Now here this was a needless fear of Peter, but frankly, it doesn't
help Jethro's failed claim that Peter is not the foremost authority
or
that Peter has not the final authority in making a ruling on
Christian
teaching. Fear of something is not teaching. Peter did not teach
anything, he changed his behavior. He withdrew from the Gentile
Christians.

002:013 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that
Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.

And here we see why Paul objects, not because Paul says Peter
actually
taught or told anything to Barnabas or these other Jews mentioned,
but
simply they began to do the same thing.

This would lead to the implication that Jewish dietary practices and
customs are required, and Paul had to object to this when he saw it.

002:014 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the
truth of the gospel,

Walked not uprightly, notice no claim of not teaching according to
the
truth of the Gospel, which is why I am correct and Jethro's claim is
wrong. The office of the Pope has no claim on being immune from sin
or
incorrect personal actions that can be misconstrued by others(which
is
the case of Peter here). Instead, Peter's role in Scripture is
consistent with the claim of the office of the Pope, that being the
claim of teaching authority.

said unto Peter before them all, If
thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and
not as do the Jews,

And there we go, Paul does even say here Peter lives after the manner
of the Gentiles, which he only stopped in the presence of these
Jewish
Christians.

why compellest thou the Gentiles to live
as do the Jews?

Proving my last point, here Paul objects to the Gentiles
misunderstanding from the implication of Peter's actions that they
must live as Jews to be Christians.