Simon Peter is perhaps the best-known of Jesus’ first students. The New Testament describes both his passion for following Jesus and his missteps along the way. This former fisherman became, after Jesus’ resurrection, one of the primary leaders in the early church and the author of two books included in the Bible.
Jesus told Peter he would have the keys to the Kingdom, and that he would bind things and loose things. There's a lot of confusion about this binding and loosing, and a lot of opinions. One reason for the many opinions is that Jesus didn't explain exactly what He meant, in terms we can easily understand today. Let's look at Matthew 16:19 to see what happened.