Jesus says forgive your brother seventy times seven but in john 20:21 he say something different why?

Question

in the bible jesus tells us the importance of forgiveness but in john chapter 20 after he imparts them with the holy spirit he say who you forgive will be forgiven who you dont forgive will not be forgiven what was the meaning of him saying this

Answer 1

Excellent question!

This is what the rest of Christendom has forgotten in the **SACRAMENT OF RECONCILLIATION**** OR CONFESSION.

Jesus gave this authority to the Apostles to forgive sins. The only other time God ever breathed on anyone was when He breathed life onto Adam. Jesus, after rising from the dead, wants to show that forgiveness of sin is like receiving life again. So we receive Jesus' forgiveness through His ministers who decides whether we are truly repentent or not so as to "bind or loosen" our souls.

This authority has been passed on from the Apostles throughtout history to our present day priests. Hope that helps ~_^

Answer 2

maximum folk make it easier to recognize that Jesus meant that there could be an limitless style of circumstances of forgiveness and that He substitute into using hyperbole to get this element for the period of. mutually as that seems to be a probably interpretation it somewhat is exciting to observe that interior the previous testomony God punished the Israelites with the aid of sending them into exile for 70 years to make up for the 490 years that they had did not shop the each seventh year sabbath of the land regulation. 2 Chronicles 36:20 He took into exile in Babylon people who had escaped from the sword, and that they grew to alter into servants to him and to his sons till the enterprise of the dominion of Persia, 21 to fulfill the word of the LORD with the aid of the mouth of Jeremiah, till the land had enjoyed its Sabbaths. each and all the days that it lay desolate it saved Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years. So substitute into Jesus asserting that on the grounds that God had forgiven the Israelites for 70 x 7 years formerly He had had adequate of their sins that this variation right into a divine well-known that we could use too? The Lord in basic terms is conscious for particular, yet because of the fact this is not going that we could would desire to forgive somebody 490 circumstances this is quite risk-free to assert that we are called to forgive human beings greater circumstances than we they'll in all probability ever deplete.

Answer 3

Forgiveness must be universal, no matter the appearance. Forgiveness is to overlook what in our true state of being, never took place.

Answer 4

The message was for the disciples..... They had the power to bind and forgive sins......

Remember the passage that states, "what you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and what you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven"???

Well, it literally means that if you give something away, you have bound it in heaven..... and if you forgive a man, you have done so in heaven......

There is a method to this that I wish I could expound on, but I cannot do so right now......


Your sister,
Ginger

Answer 5

Apparently you do not own a Bible. because you are always misquoting it.
John 20; 21 says "So Jesus said to them again,'Peace to you! As the Father has sent me, I also send you.

Answer 6

John 20:21 say "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me so I send you." Nothing to do with forgiving.

God bless,
Stanbo

Answer 7

According to John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible:

Joh 20:23 - "Whose soever sins ye remit,...." God only can forgive sins, and Christ being God, has a power to do so likewise; but he never communicated any such power to his apostles; nor did they ever assume any such power to themselves, or pretend to exercise it; it is the mark of antichrist, to attempt anything of the kind; who, in so doing, usurps the divine prerogative, places himself in his seat, and shows himself as if he was God: but this is to be understood only in a doctrinal, or ministerial way, by preaching the full and free remission of sins, through the blood of Christ, according to the riches of God's grace, to such as repent of their sins, and believe in Christ; declaring, that all such persons as do so repent and believe, all their sins are forgiven for Christ's sake: and accordingly,

"they are remitted unto them;" in agreement with Christ's own words, in his declaration and commission to his disciples; see Mar_16:16. On the other hand he signifies, that

"whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained": that is, that whatsoever sins ye declare are not forgiven, they are not forgiven; which is the case of all final unbelievers, and impenitent sinners; who dying without repentance towards God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, according to the Gospel declaration, shall be damned, and are damned; for God stands by, and will stand by and confirm the Gospel of his Son, faithfully preached by his ministering servants; and all the world will sooner or later be convinced of the validity, truth, and certainty, of the declarations on each of these heads, made by them.

[I added the quotation marks for clarity] I think that this explains it better than I could, even though it is a bit lengthy. I hope that this helps you out, God bless!

Answer 8

It's not different. It is simply adding to it. Forgive others, but if you do not, Jesus will not be able to forgive you.

Answer 9

Simple, if you want God to keep forgiving your future sins, keep forgiving others who wrong you. Stop forgiving others will cause God to stop forgiving your sins. Best to forgive than to be unforgiven.

Answer 10

there is no contradiction. if you forgive your enemy who hurted you, there is a great chance that he will forgive you the evil you caused him. but if you don't why would he forgive you ? Forgiving is not a one way street.