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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] |
Subject: Binding and Loosing power over darkness? |
Bible Note: Sorry about the ambiguity. The covenant is simply the people of God. We are in the covenant as Abraham's children. There have been exactly three covenants. The Covenant of Redemption was between God the Father and God the Son, and the promises from the former to the latter are therein. The Covenant of Works was between God and Adam, and stated that if Adam did not eat from the tree he could remain in the garden forever. The third is the Covenant of Grace, and includes all of God's dealing with man after the Fall. Since the shift from "old covenant" to "new covenant" is simply a development in time and not the ending of one thing and the beginning of another, I like to refer to the church as the covenant. It reminds me and others of who we are: the people of God's choice and promise. For specific application, let me illumine a few of those verses. John 1:14 "the Word became flesh and 'dwelt' among us..." The word "dwelt" is "tented" or "tabernacled." John is saying that Christ is the fulfillment of the greatest covenant promise, that God would dwell with his people. Immanuel indeed. John 3:16 Note the atoning work of Christ. What is the entire Old Testament sacrificial system pointing to? Christ and his work on the cross. John 5:24 Those who cross over from death to life are God's own, his people: the covenant people. John 20:31 Life from God is one of the great covenant promises. Romans 10:9-13 There is no difference between Jew and Gentile. All are under the same Covenant of Grace, and justification is as it has always been: by grace through faith. The Old Testament believers had faith that God would provide a lamb (Genesis 22:8). New Testament believers (us) have faith that God has provided a lamb. There really is no difference. All who call upon the name of the Lord have always been saved. That's part of what I'm getting at when I talk about the covenant: one people of God throughout history. |