Timeline for Protestant Interpretation of John 20:23 in Light of Matthew 9:8?
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| Jun 17, 2020 at 8:57 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Jul 24, 2017 at 23:21 | comment | added | Gina | See added material at the end of post. The apostles were preaching the gospel. The answer of the good heart to the gospel was baptism for remission of sins. Thus who ever they baptized their sins were remitted. | |
| Jul 24, 2017 at 23:20 | history | edited | Gina | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 24, 2017 at 12:55 | comment | added | Sola Gratia | To the question, though; you believe that the Apostles could absolve and retain sins? Because the question is about the interpretation of the power Christ delegated to the Apostles and what its nature was. Cessation of the ability is a separate question altogether. | |
| Jul 24, 2017 at 1:39 | comment | added | Gina | I believe I did address John 20:23. Christ breathed the Spirit upon the apostles. When the apostles died, so did that gift. The gift of the Holy Spirit did not pass on to succeeding generations. Your position that RCC priests have that same gift or that same office to forgive sins is not scriptural. | |
| Jul 23, 2017 at 23:35 | comment | added | Sola Gratia | Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. But with the greatest respect, you did not at all address the passage in question, especially the aspect where the recipients of this power to forgive sins also had the power to bind or keep them unforgiven, and this with the authority of the Holy Ghost (we also believe only God can forgive sins, which is the point; this implies a priestly endowment by God with His authority: as the Father has sent Me; Recieve ye the Holy Ghost). That it requires God to delegate this power and authority is not questioned, in question, or in the question :] | |
| Jul 23, 2017 at 10:11 | history | answered | Gina | CC BY-SA 3.0 |