In the 16th chapter of
Matthew's Gospel, Christ singled out
the Apostle Peter for the central position
of founding His
Church and gives to Peter the
keys of the Kingdom of Heaven.
The best spokespersons for an
understanding of Matthew would
be
members of the Apostolic
Church,
those who heard the words of
Christ
and writers of the New
Testament who
recorded the words and deeds
of
Christ and the early church.