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NASB | John 20:22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 20:22 And when He said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. [Acts 1:8; 2:1-3] |
Subject: Retain or forgive sins? |
Bible Note: Tamera: It just means that after the gospel is preached to them by the apostles- the choice is up to the person who hears the gospel message. Let me be more clear: One person may hear the message, unite faith with the message, resulting in forgiveness and receive eternal life. Or the person may not unite faith with the message, resulting in hardness of heart. They retain their sins. Their sins are not forgiven because they are not covered by the blood of Christ Jesus. If they go out into eternity in this condition they will die a second death. The second part of your question is the Lord breathing on them. This enabled them to do His work. It is similar to the Old Testament saints where the Holy Spirit was upon a person as a commission for service. The third part of your question concerning Peter, upon whom I will build my church – It is not Peter on whom the church will be built but Peter’s confession and what was that confession –that Jesus is the Christ. Christ Jesus is our foundation. Blessings - Val |