The most dominant figure among the followers of Christ in the gospels is Peter, prince of the Apostles. Saint Peter was originally known as Simon, the son of Juda. He was born into the Jewish faith but like so many of his follow Jews at this time, he was attracted to the Baptist preaching's of Penance. He met Jesus for the first time through his brother Saint Andrew, who had previously come into contact with Christ at these religious preaching's. Simon was renamed Peter, meaning the rock, by Jesus to indicate that he would become the foundation on which the church would be built. Peter stayed with Jesus for a long time and was very loyal to his master, soon becoming a disciple of Christ's. Peter's confession of faith occurred when Jesus and his followers had reached the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Jesus asked the question, "Who do men say that I am?" the Apostles gave many responses. Then Jesus turned to Peter and said, "But who do you say that I am?" and Peter said, "Thou art the Christ, son of the living God". His loyalty also meant that Jesus would choose Peter as one of his twelve apostles who were to be his constant associates in preaching the Kingdom of God. Apostles had a unique authority in the early church, they had the authority to speak and write the words of God. To disbelieve or disobey them was to disbelieve or disobey God. The Apostles therefore had the authority to write words that became words of scripture, the Acts of the Apostles. Peter became a spiritual leader and teacher of the Christian faith. Christ personally referred to him as the head of the apostles. He was also a bishop and later became the first Pope.
             Peter continued to build the church community despite not knowing Christ's exact mission for the work. As leader of the church, Peter headed a lot of missionary work to help convert people to the Christian faith. With the power struggle betwee
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