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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Neither you or I are qualified to decipher the bible "correctly", but it's plainly obvious that some Christians do believe in St.Peter and the pearly gates. Just because you don't happen to believe it doesn't mean nobody else does.
I've never gone to church for anything but funerals and weddings, and I am well aware of the image and/or the belief. I don't know what you are trying to prove by saying Christians don't believe it because clearly some of them do. Unless of course you are saying "they aren't Christians", which I suppose is possible, maybe even likely.
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I think the more traditional...actually here...
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The ancient Christian Churches, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Anglican Communion, consider Simon Peter a saint and associate him with the foundation of the Church in Rome, even if they differ on the significance of this for the position of the see of Rome and of the Pope in present-day Christianity.
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I don't consider him a saint, but then again, I don't agree with many things that the Catholics do or believe in.
But the St. Peter standing at the pearly gates image is just that, an image. Made up for whatever reason. I would seriously doubt that any Christian who actually reads the Bible, would believe that.