KINGDOM KEYS - BIND & LOOSE
Has man been given the KEY
to forgive sins on earth; causing it to happen in Heaven?
If so; why do we need a
Savior?
A Little Background
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Jesus was addressing the
Twelve Disciples
and asked the question, “Who do the others think that I am” – They offered up
many responses of what people were saying, then He asked them point blank; “But
who do YOU think that I am”.
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Peter is often seen as the
spokesman
for the inner circle and responded for the twelve by stating; “You are the Christ,
the Son of the Living God”; speaking for all of them.
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Jesus response sets up THREE deep spiritual
thoughts that still “ROCK” us today;
1. On this ROCK I will build my church – What is this Rock? – Did
Jesus change Simon Bar-Jonah’s name to Peter? - Is Peter the Rock?
2. There are KEYS to the Kingdom of Heaven – Do we need keys to be
able to enter into the Kingdom? Were the keys just given to Peter or to all the
Disciples? – Keys are plural; so what are all these keys for?
3. BINDING & LOOSING – What are we binding and
loosing? – Is it Biblical for men to be able to bind or loose something on
earth and cause the binding or loosing to happen in Heaven?
Matthew 16:13-14 – Who do people think I am?
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” (ESV)
Matthew 16:15-17 – Who do you guys think I am?
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” (ESV)
Matthew 16:15-17 – Who do you guys think I am?
15 He said to them, “But who do you
say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter replied, “YOU ARE THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD.”
17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. (ESV)
16 Simon Peter replied, “YOU ARE THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD.”
17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. (ESV)
Matthew 16:18 – On this rock I will build my
church
18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
(ESV)
Matthew 16:19-20 - Keys of the
Kingdom – Bind and Loose
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
20 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ. (ESV)
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
20 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ. (ESV)
Matthew 18:18 – Bind and Loose on Earth – Same in
Heaven
18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (ESV)
18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (ESV)
The
Rock
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When Peter uttered the
words
“YOU ARE THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD”, he was confessing what had
been hidden; the “revelation” of Yeshua - Emanuel; God is with us - The Messiah.
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Flesh and Blood has not “Revealed” this
to you. - The word “Revealed”
comes from the Greek word “apokalupto”; meaning to remove the veil or
covering so as to expose what has been hidden; to make manifest. – The
Revelation was; Jesus Christ is the Rock
that now dwells within Simon. - This was when Jesus changed “Simon; son of Jonah’s” name to “PETROS” which
means Rock, but then went on to say, that “on this PETRA, I will build
my church”; Petra is a rock that is larger than Petros.
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I find it interesting, that when Peter was
being chastised by the Lord, He called him Simon and when he was being
commended, He called him Peter; I think to remind him of who he WAS before
Christ and who he IS now in Christ; this is also a reflection for us in our
life.
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Jesus said that upon this
revelation;
this confession, this ROCK of truth, that He would build His
Church. - He was not making an
“apostolic statement” that He would build His Church on Peter and Peter knew
this when he called the Believers; LIVING STONES. -
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The Rock is Jesus, He is the cornerstone, the
foundation for the Living Stones; which are the Prophets, the Apostles and
you and me.
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Peter did not go to Rome and start a new church as
tradition would have it, but he and the rest of the Apostles stayed in
Jerusalem – It’s in the Book - NYOBS 10.02 – THE PLAYERS –
THE DISCIPLES
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The “Apostolic Authority”
to forgive Sins
was never transferred to any man to be passed down through a line of
successors. - It is so much simpler than that; it is written; whosoever
believes in the Name of Jesus the Christ, their sins are forgiven. – BAM –
Matthew 16:17-18 – Simon’s name changed to Petrus
- Rock
17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
18 And I tell you, YOU ARE PETER, and on this ROCK I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (ESV)
17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
18 And I tell you, YOU ARE PETER, and on this ROCK I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (ESV)
Luke 20:17 – Jesus is the Cornerstone
17 But he looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the CORNERSTONE’? (ESV)
17 But he looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the CORNERSTONE’? (ESV)
Acts 4:11-12 – The Rock of Salvation – Jesus
Cornerstone
11 This Jesus is the STONE that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (ESV)
11 This Jesus is the STONE that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (ESV)
Ephesians 2:19-22 – The foundation of the
Apostles; Jesus
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
20 built on THE FOUNDATION of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the CORNERSTONE,
21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. (ESV)
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
20 built on THE FOUNDATION of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the CORNERSTONE,
21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. (ESV)
1 Peter 2:5-6 – Believers are Living Stones
5 you yourselves like LIVING STONES are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a CORNERSTONE chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
5 you yourselves like LIVING STONES are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a CORNERSTONE chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
(ESV)
1 Corinthians 3:10-11 – Living stones built on
Christ’s Foundation
10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled MASTER BUILDER I laid a FOUNDATION, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.
11 For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled MASTER BUILDER I laid a FOUNDATION, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.
11 For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
(ESV)
Acts 10:43 - Everyone
that believes receives forgiveness of sins
43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
(ESV)
Acts 8:1 – Peter did not go to Rome – Stayed in
Jerusalem
1 Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, EXCEPT THE APOSTLES.
1 Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, EXCEPT THE APOSTLES.
(NKJV)
Side Bar – The Church
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It is interesting to me that Paul says
that he was NOT taught the Gospel by the preaching of any man, but through the
revelation of Jesus Christ. – Understand, this occurred after the resurrection
of Jesus. - Paul even states that those
who seemed to be quite influential added nothing to what Jesus had already
revealed to him.
- Peter had not
instructed Paul in the Gospel, nor did Peter
know anything about the Gospel being made available to the Gentiles; he
heard about this for the first time from Paul. – With that being said, it
seems highly unlikely that Peter would be considered as head of the church
as tradition has expounded.
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Jesus after His
resurrection
appeared FIRST to James, His
half-brother before He appeared to the other disciples. This is probably when James was converted to Christianity.
Tradition has James as an important leader in early church history and was
appointed as the FIRST BISHOP of Jerusalem by the
apostles and the Lord Himself. – It would seem that James would
have headed up the church, not Peter nor Paul.
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The Church would have seemed to be built
first with Peter’s leadership, then it looked like it might become Paul’s
leadership, or perhaps even James, but in the end, it is JESUS; the Rock,
the Cornerstone, that is the foundation of the Church. – JESUS AND NO OTHER.
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Galatians 1:11-12 – Paul didn’t receive the Gospel
through Peter
11 For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel.
12 For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
11 For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel.
12 For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
(ESV)
Galatians 2:5-6 – Others added nothing to God’s
instructions
5 to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
6 And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me.
5 to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
6 And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me.
(ESV)
Acts 13:46 - WE ARE
TURNING TO THE GENTILES
46And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, WE ARE TURNING TO THE GENTILES. (ESV)
46And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, WE ARE TURNING TO THE GENTILES. (ESV)
Galatians 2:7 – Peter didn’t know about the
Gentile inclusion
7 On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised (The Gentiles), just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised (The Jews)
7 On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised (The Gentiles), just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised (The Jews)
(ESV)
Matt 13:55 - James –
half-brother of Jesus
55 "Isn't this the
carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James,
Joseph, Simon and Judas? NIV
1 Cor 15:6-7 – Jesus
appears to him after His resurrection.
7 Then he appeared to
James, THEN to all the apostles, NIV
Gal 2:8-10 – James
becomes a leader to the Jews.
9 James, Peter and
John, those reputed to be PILLARS, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of
fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we
should go to the Gentiles, and they to the Jews. NIV
Acts 21:18 – James and
the leaders.
18 The next day Paul and
the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders were present.
NIV
James 1:1 – James, the
writer of the book of James
1 James, a servant
of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, NIV
The Keys
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What is missed about the
Keys to the Kingdom is that they were not for the SWEET BYE AND
BYE, but
for the NASTY NOW AND NOW; the present –
Jesus said the kingdom of God was at hand; a present reality.
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The Keys to the Kingdom were not given to just
Peter, the spokesman for the twelve, but given to all the disciples who were
present; to the CHURCH. – This was not about the exclusive rights to open or close Heaven to
specific individuals, but about the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
which FAITH is required or the door is already shut; the KEYS
a) Open the Kingdom of Heaven to
all who would receive the Gospel, believing by FAITH and
b) Close it to those who obstinately
reject the Gospel and would not believe.
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The KEY of the house of
David
opens what none can shut; and shuts, what none can open.
– The trusted servant of the King was the gate keeper and had access to the
temple. The keys were hooked on his shoulder symbolizing that he was the
only one who had the authority to open and close the doors of the King’s
house. These keys, the symbol of
authority and power are symbolically passed down to Jesus Christ through the
linage of David. – It is Jesus who can allow or disallow someone entrance into the
kingdom - NO OTHER
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The Religious leaders; the Pharisees, Sadducees
and Scribes abused the teaching office that had been entrusted to them by
rejecting THE KNOWLEDGE of the Gospel Message and thus
were hindering others who were wanting to embrace it. Jesus said they would NOT enter the kingdom
of Heaven and were also hindering others from doing so.
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These Church leaders were
the guardians
of the Law yet they had deprived the people of the true understanding of it, having
in their mind NOT the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.
– They were known as experts of the Law, but became Blind Guides who misunderstood,
misappropriated and misused the Keys to the kingdom that were given to them,
and they became a “Stumbling Block” for others;
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The MASTER KEY to the
Kingdom is the KNOWLEDGE of the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ, that everyone
who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins and eternal life through
His name. This Key has been entrusted to us, to GO, teach the message of the Gospel and make disciples all over the
world.
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FIRST KEY – Opened the gates of
Heaven for Jewish Believers; there were added that day about
three thousand souls and they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching
and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
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SECOND KEY – Opened the gates for
the Samaritan believers; the half Jew and half Gentiles. – They
heard the Word preached, saw demons cast out, rejoiced and had hands laid on
them and they received the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
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THIRD KEY – Opened gates for Gentile
Believers - While
Peter was still preaching, the Holy Spirit fell on all the Gentiles
who heard the word and the believers
from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the
gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. They exclaimed
“can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the
Holy Spirit just as we have”?
Luke 11:52 – The Key to the Kingdom of Heaven is
Knowledge
52 Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away THE KEY OF KNOWLEDGE. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.” (ESV)
52 Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away THE KEY OF KNOWLEDGE. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.” (ESV)
Matthew 16:23 – Lawyers became a Stumbling Block
23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a STUMBLING BLOCK to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a STUMBLING BLOCK to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
(NIV2011)
Matthew 28:18-20 – GO and make disciples – Teach -
Baptize
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 GO therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 GO therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
(ESV)
John 3:18 – FAITH in Jesus Christ is Required
18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (ESV)
18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (ESV)
John 3:3 – You must be born again
3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one IS BORN AGAIN he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (ESV)
3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one IS BORN AGAIN he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (ESV)
Romans 10:9 – Confess with your mouth - Believe in
your heart
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (ESV)
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (ESV)
Acts 10:43 - Everyone who believes receives
forgiveness of Sins
43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives FORGIVENESS OF SINS through his name.” (ESV)
43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives FORGIVENESS OF SINS through his name.” (ESV)
John 3:16 – Believe in the name of Jesus and have
eternal life
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (ESV)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (ESV)
Acts 2:38-42 - FIRST KEY – Opened gates for Jewish
Believers
38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”
41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. (ESV)
38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”
41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. (ESV)
Acts 8:4-17 - SECOND KEY – Opened gates for the
Samaritan’s
4 Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.
5 Philip went down to the city of SAMARIA and proclaimed to them the Christ.
7 For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. So there was much joy in that city.
14 Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that SAMARIA had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,
17 Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. (ESV)
4 Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.
5 Philip went down to the city of SAMARIA and proclaimed to them the Christ.
7 For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. So there was much joy in that city.
14 Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that SAMARIA had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,
17 Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. (ESV)
Acts 10:34-48 – THRID KEY – Opened gates for
Gentile Believers
34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality,
37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
39 And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree,
40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear,
41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
42 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.
43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
44 While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word.
45 And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit WAS POURED OUT EVEN ON THE GENTILES.
46 For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared,
47 Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”
48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. (ESV
34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality,
37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
39 And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree,
40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear,
41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
42 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.
43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
44 While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word.
45 And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit WAS POURED OUT EVEN ON THE GENTILES.
46 For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared,
47 Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”
48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. (ESV
Isaiah 22:22 - The Key of
the house of David – Opens & Closes
22 And I will place on his shoulder the KEY of the house of David. He shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. (ESV)
22 And I will place on his shoulder the KEY of the house of David. He shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. (ESV)
Revelation 3:7 – Jesus has the Key of David
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who HAS the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. (ESV)
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who HAS the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. (ESV)
Matthew 4:17 - The Kingdom
of Heaven is at hand
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (ESV)
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (ESV)
Binding and Loosening
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I feel a need to discuss
the Torah,
the first five books of our Bible as well as the entire extended Hebrew
scriptures that takes us into the New Testament.
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The authority of the
Rabies
permitted or disallowed certain practices; they had the wisdom to know what was
“Kosher”, what to permit and what to forbid. - They would make decisions based
on their scholastic reasoning of the Torah and the commentaries of the Talmudic
writings. – The Binding and loosing
would be in tandem with heaven and dealt with church members who were
promoting incorrect doctrine or were engaged in sinful behavior.
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Binding – Fasten, tie, constrain,
shut, close, stop, govern. - Certain activities are declared bound, prohibited
or forbidden in their Torah compliant Spirit led lives.
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Loosing – Unbind, untie, free,
release, open – Certain activities are declared loosed, allowed or permitted in
their Torah compliant Spirit led lives.
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When our Bible was first
translated,
those who translated it knew nothing about the Hebrew Culture nor the science
of linguistics; they just translated the “Greek”, word for word into “English”.
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When the Greek text was
translated
back to the original Hebrew of the
TORAH, some new understandings and adjustments took place which brought new
enlightenment to what the New Testament Hebrew text was originally meant to
convey.
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Such is the scripture
concerning Binding and Loosing, This “Enlightenment” brought about new
translations of the Bible, with the intent; NOT to make it say what we wanted
it to say, but to uncover the TRUTH of what the text originally intended to
convey. Centuries of misinterpretations
are just now coming to light; such is found in the Amplified Bible and the New
American Standard Bible.
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In the Greek, the words “bound” and “loose”
were spoken in the “periphrastic future perfect passive construction”
which means that the words should have been translated, “shall have been
bound already or shall have been loosed already”.
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Binding or Loosing is dependent upon what
heaven has already willed rather than what we as Christians decree.
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Man cannot bind or loose something on earth and
cause it to be bound or loosed in heaven.
In other words, man cannot forgive sins on earth and cause heaven to
forgiven the sins. Scripture bears out
that the Key to opening and closing these doors is held only by Jesus Christ
and we can only STATE, based on scripture, what has already been bound or
loosed in heaven. – God is not obligated
to bind or loose what men decree.
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IF MAN CAN FORGIVE SINS,
THEN WE DO NOT NEED A SAVIOR !
Matthew 16:19 – Must be
what is already declared in heaven
19 I will give you the keys
of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and
unlawful) on earth must be what is already bound in heaven; and whoever
you loose (declare unlawful) on earth must be what is already loosed in
heaven.
(AMP)
Matthew 16:19 – Must be
what is already declared in heaven
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."
(NASB)
Isaiah 22:22 – The Key of
the house of David – Opens/Closes
22 And I will place on his shoulder the KEY of the house of David. He shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. (ESV)
22 And I will place on his shoulder the KEY of the house of David. He shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. (ESV)
Revelation 3:7 – Jesus has the Key that OPENS and
CLOSES
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who HAS the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. (ESV)
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who HAS the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. (ESV)
Bind
& Loose by Revelation
·
Peter had a vision of a sheet coming down from
heaven with all kinds of unclean animals forbidden by the Mosaic Law. God told him to kill them and EAT, because
they were now clean.
·
What was once forbidden; BOUND, a common thing has now been LOOSED; a
clean thing. (I think this
is when Peter has his first BBQ pork sandwich; maybe NOT, it might have been
Catfish, Shrimp, Lobster, Hushpuppies, French fries, slaw and some Sweet
Southern Tea.)
Acts 10:10-15
- Unclean animals bound – Now clean - loosed
10 And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance
11 and saw the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth.
12 In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air.
13 And there came a voice to him: “RISE, PETER; KILL AND EAT.”
14 But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”
15 And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.” (ESV)
10 And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance
11 and saw the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth.
12 In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air.
13 And there came a voice to him: “RISE, PETER; KILL AND EAT.”
14 But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”
15 And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.” (ESV)
Bind & Loose by Church Discipline
·
The Rabbinic notion of
binding and loosing was in the “Order of Church Discipline” dealing with a
brother or sister in Christ who had sinned. – It did TWO things;
·
a) It provided Church Rules on the methods
and actions of a Spirit filled Godly life and
·
b) Provided the authority of Church Discipline;
to excommunicate disobedient members.
The Binding or Loosing is
based on the acceptance or rejection
of the Gospel as it
reflects Heavens perspective on the matter.
·
Step 1 – If your brother sins
against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he
listens to you, you have gained your brother.
·
Step 2 – If he does not listen, take
one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by
the evidence of two or three witnesses.
·
Step 3 – If he refuses to listen
to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the
church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
·
Step 4 – If he does not repent,
then “Let him who has done this be removed from among you”; excommunicate
him from the church; from his friends with the hope and prayer that his sinful
nature will be destroyed and this will turn him around and his soul will be
saved.
·
Step 5 – If he repents; welcome
him back into the Church. – Forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed
by excessive sorrow; reaffirm your love for him.
·
How many times should you
forgive?
– As many times as a brother repents, not seven times, but seventy times seven;
so many times that you loose count.
·
The Key’s to the Kingdom opens the sacrament of The
Lord’s Table to Believers who are walking according to the Spirit, and
closes it to un-believers or Make-believers who are not walking after
the Spirit. – We are taught to EXAMINE OURSELVES concerning sin in our
lives and seek forgiveness before we participate in the sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper, otherwise we bring God’s judgment on our lives; bringing sickness and perhaps
even an early death. – NYOBS 05.11 – LORD’S SUPPER
-- NYOBS 03.07 – BAPTISM -- NYOBS 62.02
– INFANT BAPTISM
Matthew 18:15 – Step 1 – Go to your brother alone
15 If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
15 If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
(ESV)
Matthew 18:16 – Step 2 – Next Take a someone with
you
16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. (ESV)
16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. (ESV)
Matthew 18:17 – Step 3 – Next take it to the
Church
17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
(ESV)
1 Corinthians 5:1-5 – Step 4 - Church Discipline; Excommunicate
1 It is actually reported that there is sexual
immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among
pagans, for a man has his father’s wife.
2 And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
3 For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing.
4 When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
5 you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. (ESV)
2 And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
3 For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing.
4 When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
5 you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. (ESV)
Matthew 18:21-22 – Forgive 490 times or till you
lose count
21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy
times seven. (NKJV)
2 Corinthians 2:6-8 – Repented – Reaffirm your
love to him
6 For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough,
7 so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
8 So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. (ESV)
6 For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough,
7 so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
8 So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. (ESV)
1 Corinthians 11:27-28 – Examine yourself before
the Lord
27 So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
28 That is why you should EXAMINE YOURSELF before eating the bread and drinking the cup. (NLT)
27 So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
28 That is why you should EXAMINE YOURSELF before eating the bread and drinking the cup. (NLT)
1 Corinthians 11:29-30 – Unworthiness brings
judgment
29 For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking GOD’S JUDGMENT upon yourself.
30 That is why many of you are WEAK and SICK and SOME HAVE EVEN DIED. (NLT)
29 For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking GOD’S JUDGMENT upon yourself.
30 That is why many of you are WEAK and SICK and SOME HAVE EVEN DIED. (NLT)
Example of Church Discipline
·
The may be seem extreme, but a man and
his wife sold some property and decided to give some of the money to the
Church. They were free to do whatever they
wanted to do with the money. - They kept some of the money, BUT told the
church they were giving all of it.
·
Peter called out the couple
before the church because they LIED; telling them they
could have kept ALL the money and it would have been just fine, but instead they
had lied to the Holy Spirit; and so God “took them out”.
·
Paul calls out Peter before the church
because of his HYPOCRISY – FIRST – because; before certain
men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came
he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party and SECOND because the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along
with him, and THIRD so that even
Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.
·
Jesus calls out Peter in private as a
“STUMBLING
BLOCK”. - Jesus
had just explained that He was going to be killed and raised the third day,
when Peter rebuked him for his words and Jesus told him he was acting
like Satan; his mind was not on the things of God, but on the things of man.
Acts 5:1-10 – Peter calls out a couple lying to
the Church
1 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,
2 and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has SATAN FILLED YOUR HEART TO LIE TO THE HOLY SPIRIT and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?
4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? YOU HAVE NOT LIED TO MAN BUT TO GOD.”
5 When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it.
6 The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him.
7 After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
8 And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.”
9 But Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”
10 Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. (ESV)
1 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,
2 and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has SATAN FILLED YOUR HEART TO LIE TO THE HOLY SPIRIT and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?
4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? YOU HAVE NOT LIED TO MAN BUT TO GOD.”
5 When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it.
6 The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him.
7 After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
8 And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.”
9 But Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”
10 Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. (ESV)
Galatians 2:11-21 – Paul calls out Peter in his hypocrisy
11 But when Cephas (PETER) came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
12 For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party.
13 And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their HYPOCRISY.
14 But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas (PETER) BEFORE THEM ALL, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners;
16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God.
20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose. (ESV)
11 But when Cephas (PETER) came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
12 For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party.
13 And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their HYPOCRISY.
14 But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas (PETER) BEFORE THEM ALL, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners;
16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God.
20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose. (ESV)
Matthew 16:23 – Jesus calls out Peter as a
Stumbling Block
23 Jesus turned and said to PETER, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a STUMBLING BLOCK to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” (NIV2011)
23 Jesus turned and said to PETER, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a STUMBLING BLOCK to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” (NIV2011)
Introverts & Extraverts -
Rabbit Trail
- The President of Carolina Christian
Broadcasting
occasionally would ask me to find scriptures while he was spontaneously
responding to questions on LIVE TV… I got to be part of his presentation
while assisting with a computer in a back room. – He was an EXTRAVERT; a natural in front of the TV Camera
and I was an INTROVERT and avoided the
camera if I possibly could, but behind
the scenes, I was a natural. – I loved what I did, and was honored to be a
part of WHAT HE DID.
- Simon Peter was an EXTRAVERT; “a natural” out in front; presenting
the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and he had a partner, an INTROVERT named Andrew who loved what he was
quietly doing behind the scenes.
- Andrew was Simon Peter’s Brother. - In
the beginning, Andrew was a disciple of JOHN THE
BAPTIST
and was the first to be called by Jesus to be a part-time disciple, but also
continued as a fisherman with Peter and with their partners; two other
brothers James and John. - It was Andrew that BROUGHT Peter to Jesus to
become a Disciple. - Andrew is noticeably quiet in the background, as
Peter, James and John seem to dominate the inner circle; but he seems to
be forever busy, just BRINGING others to meet Jesus.
- Andrew’s heart did not resent living
in the shadows and being a SUPPORTING ACTOR of his brother Peter
who took the leadership role. - He saw value in SERVING QUIETLY in the background.
- He delighted in BRINGING anyone and everyone
to meet Jesus. - Most people come to Christ because of a personal
testimony of a friend, neighbor, office worker or relative. - Because Andrew BROUGHT his brother Peter to Christ, another
3000 received eternal life. – WOW
-
- Everyone is not called to be a Simon Peter, but we can ALL be
an Andrew – We can be “BRINGERS” – The Holy Spirit is responsible
for planting the Seed. - We
are responsible for watering the seed. - God is responsible for the Harvest. – Our job is the
easiest; we just water.
- Man CANNOT forgive sins; that’s why we need
a Savior and we need men like Simon Peter out front teaching and
men like his brother Andrew in the back helping to park cars.
- You probably know a Simon Peter - Find a way to BRING just one person to meet him. – As an
introvert all we have to do is WATER
and sometimes God will allow us to see a harvest.
Binding
Satan – Loosening
his hold
·
Can someone Bind Satan and loose people from his
nefarious activities? - I certainly have heard this all my life. - This concept
comes from combining two scriptures.
That of having the keys to bind and loose and the other to bind
the strong man (Satan) and take his goods which
are deemed to be money, political power and the people he controls.
·
Nowhere in scripture did anyone every utter
the phrase, “I bind you Satan”.
What I found was; the Archangel Michael instead of challenging Satan,
said “THE LORD WILL REBUKE YOU”. – Another scripture
says “the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all
of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house
naked and wounded”.
·
The strong man of
scripture
is surely Satan who previously had the lives of us as believers bound up, but
we are now FREE from his chains and power, because Yeshua; Jesus the Christ has
given us authority over him and his ways.
- Should we make a declaration concerning binding Satan that the early
church did not teach nor practice?
·
Paul was pretty strong on making up new
practices, he said: If ANYONE is preaching to you A GOSPEL CONTRARY to the one
you received, let him be ACCURSED.
Matthew 16:19 – You can bind and loose
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (ESV)
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (ESV)
Matthew 12:28-29 – Bind the strong man and take
his goods
28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
29 Or how can someone enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first BINDS THE STRONG MAN? Then indeed he may plunder his house. (ESV)
28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
29 Or how can someone enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first BINDS THE STRONG MAN? Then indeed he may plunder his house. (ESV)
Jude 1:9 – The Lord will rebuke Satan
9 But when the ARCHANGEL MICHAEL, contending with THE DEVIL, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “THE LORD REBUKE YOU.” (ESV)
9 But when the ARCHANGEL MICHAEL, contending with THE DEVIL, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “THE LORD REBUKE YOU.” (ESV)
Acts 19:15-16 – Evil spirit beat them up took
their clothes
15 But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?”
16 And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. (ESV)
15 But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?”
16 And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. (ESV)
Galatians 1:8-9 – A Contrary Gospel – Let him be
accursed
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.
9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If ANYONE is preaching to you A GOSPEL CONTRARY to the one you received, let him be ACCURSED. (ESV)
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.
9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If ANYONE is preaching to you A GOSPEL CONTRARY to the one you received, let him be ACCURSED. (ESV)
Last
Thoughts
·
Jesus is the Word made
flesh,
who is the true one, the Holy one who has the key of David that opens what no
one man can shut, and shuts what no man can open.
·
The power of the Keys is the faithful
proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, for it is the power of God for
salvation to everyone who believes; first to the Jew, then the Samaritan, then to
the Greek; the Gentiles; which would be us.
·
We have options with the
Keys;
-- a) We can do nothing
through ignorance of the power of Jesus that lives within us -- b)
We can abrogate our responsibility and just give the keys back to God. -- c) We can bind and loose
according to the revelation received and become a part of what God has already
done by being a BRINGER of someone to the Good News.
·
We are Ambassadors for
Christ
who have already been given power and authority to speak and act on behalf of
the King; to bind and Loose on earth what He has already bound and loosed in
Heaven – The “Revealing” to Peter was the removing of the vale which gave us
the revelation of knowing who we are serving; THE SON OF
THE LIVING GOD who
is the ROCK and has all the KEYS, even the keys of death and Hell. - Rev 1:18
2 Corinthians 5:20 - We are ambassadors for Christ
20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, GOD MAKING HIS APPEAL THROUGH US. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. (ESV)
20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, GOD MAKING HIS APPEAL THROUGH US. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. (ESV)
In the multitude of counselors,
there is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:14
I am grateful to those that went before me
providing concepts, ideas, historical
information, and scripture verses. Because of them I can stand on their
shoulders
and see further that I otherwise ever could
have.
A Commentary; Critical,
Experimental and Practical - Eerdmans
Antiquity of the Jews – Flavius
Josephus Matthias
Apocrypha – Goodspeed
Baker Commentary on the
Bible – Elwell
Berean Bible Society
Bible Almanac; The – Packer-Tenney-White
Bible Commentary – F.B. Meyer
Bible Dictionary – Harper and Row
Dake’s Annotated Bible – Dake
English Standard Version
Bible – ESV
Expositor’s Bible
Commentary – Frank E. Gaebelein
Illustrated Bible
Dictionary – Nelson’s
Illustrated Bible
Dictionary; The – Tyndale
Interlinear Greek-English
New Testament - Baker
King James Version Bible –
KJV
Matthew Henry’s Commentary - Zondervan
Mere Christianity – C.S.
Lewis
Mysteries of the Bible – Readers Digest
Nave’s Topical Bible - Zondervan
New International
Dictionary of the Bible; The – Douglas -
Tenney
New International Version
Bible (2011) – NIV
NOTE: The “new” NIV has
been corrupted and made gender neutral. AVOID IT.
Reasonable Faith – William
Lane Crag
Seeing Eye; The – C.S. Lewis
Thru the Bible – J. Vernon
McGee
Vincent’s Word Studies of
the New Testament – Mac Donald
Who’s Who in the Bible – Paul D. Gardner
Wycliffe Bible Commentary;
The – Pfeiffer & Harrison
Wikipedia –
Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia
of the Bible; The – Tenney
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