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1 | Us or them, for now or dead with Apostle | John | Asis | 85130 | ||
Is Jesus talking to us? John 20:21 through John 20:23 (NASB) 21So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said* to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23“If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.” |
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2 | Us or them, for now or dead with Apostle | John | Modern_day_Athanasius | 85182 | ||
1-Are you speaking of being sent (yes we believers are sent)? 2-Or speaking of receiving the Holy Spirit? (yes we receive the Holy Spirit as believers) 3-Or the seeming power to forgive or retain sins? (no, in fact, the Greek grammar goes against it, although forgiveness is absolutely necessary, given the parable of the unmerciful servant and teaching on forgiveness and all in Matt. 18) |
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3 | Us or them, for now or dead with Apostle | John | Asis | 85219 | ||
3 How does the greek grammar go against the face value of our forgiving sins of another. In my church when someone comes to give their life to Jesus the say "The Sinners Prayer." We tell them their sins are forgiven. God forgives sin only Him. NO DOUBT. But Jesus as a man (Phil 2:7) filled with the power of the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:1,14) repeatedly said "Your sins are forgiven" This is the phrase that got him into trouble with the religous leaders more than anything else He said. If I am "in Him" isn't it Him who lives not I. Cant He, through me, forgive sins like He said in the gospels. He knew God is the one who forgives sin just like I know and all believers know yet He said, Matt. 9:6 (NIV) "But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then he said to the paralytic, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” Again: Mark 2:5 (NIV) 5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” As I understand it, and maybe I'm wrong, if I use the name of Jesus I have the authority Jesus has given us. I also know that all scripture must be taken together. For someone to have there sins forgiven they must confess them and He is quick to forgive them. It could never be just me. It must be from a repentant heart and God. If you saw a fellow human sinking in the sands of despair and seeng that they have cried out to God would you not tell them their sins are forgiven and wouldn't it be true. |
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