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NASB | Matthew 18:18 "Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 18:18 "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth shall have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth shall have [already] been loosed in heaven. [Matt 16:19] |
Bible Question:
Appleseed If we can in fact bind Satan and the demons tell me who keeps untying them? I have heard people bind the spirit of darkness over a situation, yet nothing changes. Until the next personn comes and says we have to bind whatever. The word says nothing about binding Satan but rather it says James 4:7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. |
Bible Answer: EdB, I agree with everything that you have stated here.. However, I have seen a demon exorcism! I have read about them, and I have one actually recorded on cassette tape! Can you explain these things without suggesting that the believer who is exorcising the demon has (maybe even in a limited capacity) some authority here that is given to them by Christ? Luke 10:17-19 seem to speak otherwise here. In my experience, the person who was afflicted with the demon actually accepted Christ, and that is what eventually helped the person and drove the demon away. I am not disagreeing with you fully here, but this is something that is not totally addressed by the statement, "There is no Scriptural evidence for the binding/loosing of demons.." Nolan |