Matthew 16:15-19
Peter's confesses Jesus is the Messiah
15"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
16Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
17Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
Jesus asks Peter, "Who do you say I am?"...Peter confesses that Jesus is the Messiah the Son of the Living God...
Jesus tells Peter that He will give Peter the keys to Kingdom of Heaven...Whatever Peter will forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven and whatever Peter permits on earth will be permitted in heaven...
Even though Peter would deny Jesus in all the gospels three times before His death, Jesus forgives him...So when we feel guilty of a sin and are feeling down...Remember Peter was given the keys to heaven after denying Jesus in a most needed time ...What powerful authority Jesus has given to St. Peter, who will become the first Pope...A common man, a fisherman, a sinner knows Jesus and would become our first Pope...