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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: Tell me who unties them? |
Bible Note: Appleseed, you have the same authority as Jesus? Okay turn a little water into wine, you don't have to show me just tell you how it tasted. You have the same authority as Jesus go down to the local cemetery pick a name and call the person forth, I don’t have to be there just tell me their reaction. Jesus was telling a parable about servants which at that time were given authority to run affairs of business in their Masters domain. They didn’t have the same authority they only had authority to do what was needed to successfully carry out day to day life. For instance they could not order the death of another slave. They could not decide to sell the masters property. They could not sleep with the master wife (as seen in the story of Joseph and Potiphar). God is sovereign and to even assume we have that same authority as Jesus clearly tells me you have no idea of how awesome He really is. Could you even imagine the chaos we as humans would cause if we had anywhere near the power of God. One of us would be trying to get the world to spin backwards as another would shut up the clouds as another would be calling forth long lost loved ones. My friend we have authority to use the name of Jesus which carries power over demons but we certainly don’t have the same authority as Jesus. He knew better than to give us that. Ed |