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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: need references to "it's already done" |
Bible Note: Hello Mark, I think that you have to be careful beyond church discipline. The teaching is that the church has authority regardless of its size. Notice the Lord does not say that a splinter group has the authority, but the entire local church is in mind. This is not all the teaching on church discipline. We need to add 1 Cor 5 and 1 Tim 5:19-20. The whole of the teaching is applicable. I do see v. 18 as applying today. Steve |