Matthew 16:19: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
Matthew 18:18: "I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
Who received this power? What could be bound, and what loosed? What did Jesus mean about binding and loosing in heaven? Who has this power today?
2007-12-12 00:47:55 · 7 answers · asked by Bruce 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Peter and the rest of the Apostles received that power. That power has been passed down thru the ages to all the Popes thru Apostolic Succession for over 2,000 years.That power gives them the right to forgive sins. As of today, the Pope and his Apostles(priests and bishops) have that power
2007-12-12 02:27:52 · answer #1 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Matthew 16:19 may be rendered with grammatical correctness: “Whatever you may bind on earth will be the thing bound [or, the thing already bound] in the heavens, and whatever you may loose on earth will be the thing loosed [or, the thing already loosed] in the heavens.” The translation by Charles B. Williams here reads: “Whatever you forbid on earth must be what is already forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth must be what is already permitted in heaven.” Greek scholar Robert Young’s literal translation reads: “Whatever thou mayest bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever thou mayest loose upon the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.” Also a grammatically proper rendering of Matt 18:18 (the other scripture you quoted) is: “Truly I say to you men, Whatever things you may bind on earth will have been bound in heaven and whatever things you may loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.”
Jesus did not tell Peter and the other apostles that heaven would wait upon their decision and would afterward confirm and abide by their decision on earth. No, but whatever Peter and his fellow apostles might decide on earth, it would be the thing that had already been bound or loosed in heaven and Peter and the other apostles would be merely expressing the prior decision of heaven. Thus heaven would not be dictated to from the earth upward, but the apostles on earth would be directed Theocratically from heaven downward. 1Co 11:3; Eph 4:15, 16; 5:23; Col 2:8-10.
Today elders in the Christian congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses bear a weighty responsibility in following the steps outlined in the Bible when caring for the congregation. The elders do not make up their own standards of judgment. They apply Bible principles and closely follow Scriptural procedures that Jehovah set out. Especially in cases of serious wrongdoing, their actions (for example, disfellowshipping an unrepentent wrongdoer) would reflect Jehovah’s view of matters as presented in the Bible. Thus they would simply be carrying out what had already been done in heaven.
2007-12-12 10:17:32 · answer #2 · answered by Jill 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We who have faith interior the ability of pray can try this. Prayer warriors are a mandatory portion of the dominion of God. Binding and loosing is portion of the prayers of a prayer warrior. Prayer works, and all of us comprehend it. God gave us the ability to bind and loose or maybe forged out demons or maybe if else it takes to conquer. Luke 10:19 (New King James version) 19 Behold, I provide you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the ability of the enemy, and not something shall via any ability harm you.
2016-11-26 00:33:17 · answer #3 · answered by parrilla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not very familiar with the text but I think he said to he disciples when he gave them the power to carry on his work after his ascension into heaven. Im guessing what they 'bind' refers to whatever they declare fit for heaven and what is 'loose' i not worthy of heaven.
2007-12-12 00:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by B's Knees 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Catholics know what this means.
Non-catholics know as well, but they don't like it. Some "christians" like to interpret these verses as giving authority to pastors of local churches, which trivializes Jesus' words. Non-Catholic christians change churches whenever it suits their personal theology. So what exactly is the pastor binding or loosening if his congregation can simply change churches?
2007-12-12 07:41:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peter was given that power (and by extension, all Popes - though I dsagree with that doctrine). I don't fully understand the rest of the doctrine, so that's where I'll end.....
2007-12-12 01:06:43 · answer #6 · answered by capitalctu 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
bishops, priests..........................jesus conferred power to his followers it only stands to reason that they conferred this power to others in a role of authority to share in the power of christ.
http://www.scripturecatholic.com/
2007-12-15 08:06:06 · answer #7 · answered by fenian1916 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋