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OK, for the ignorant here. Can you explain in simple terms what bind and loose means as referred to in Matthew 18:18-19? What does the term bind mean and what does the term loose mean?

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Hello. If I may, let me take a crack at it.

When Christ gave the authority to the apostles to bind and loose, this commission caused two major operations in the church’s life, one is the sacrament of Reconcilliation which directly loosens the repentant sinner from his or her sins. The second is the articulation of morals so that the Christian can properly know what is sinful and what is noble.

With this in mind, the church through time will keep on articulating what is good, noble and beautiful to generations and cultures as time moves on. One of the best and brightest example of this is Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humana Vitae.

Hope this helps a bit.

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Hoser:

Hello. If I may, let me take a crack at it.

When Christ gave the authority to the apostles to bind and loose, this commission caused two major operations in the church’s life, one is the sacrament of Reconcilliation which directly loosens the repentant sinner from his or her sins. The second is the articulation of morals so that the Christian can properly know what is sinful and what is noble.

With this in mind, the church through time will keep on articulating what is beutiful, noble and true to generations and cultures as time moves on. One of the best and brightest example of this is Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humana Vitae.

Hope this helps a bit.

in XT.
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Hello hoser,

Jesus gave Apostolic Successors the power to call upon Him to bind a person to sin in heaven or loost a person to sin in heaven. What do you think happens when Jesus binds a man to sin in heaven? Do you think it would be a good thing to ask Apostolic Successors to have them call upon Jesus to loost a sin held bound by Jesus in heaven?

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OK, for the ignorant here. Can you explain in simple terms what bind and loose means as referred to in Matthew 18:18-19? What does the term bind mean and what does the term loose mean?
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dêsête and lusête are certainly interesting terms.

deô is also used in 13:30, for binding the sheaves of grain to be burnt, in Mark 11:2 and 4 for the colt tied and waiting, and in Acts 10:11 for the tied corners of the sheet which held the non-kosher food. In Romans 7:2 and 1 Corinthians 7:27 and 39, it is used for the bond of marriage. In Acts 20:22, it is used for the necessity of obeying the Holy Spirit. One of the more common usages is seen in Mt 12:29, 14:3, 22:13 and 27:2, for binding prisoners. In Revelation 9:14 and 20:2, it is used for the imprisonment of unholy spirits.

luô is also used in Mt 5:19 and John 5:18 and 7:23 for breaking God’s commands, in Mk 1:7 for unlacing shoes, and in 11:2 and 4 for the freeing of that colt. In John 2:19 it is the destruction of the sanctuary, and, in Acts 2:24, it is the Resurrection of Christ. In Acts 27:41, it is the dissevering of the aft portion of the ship caught on the rocks. In Ephesians 2:14, it is the destruction of the hostility between Jew and Gentile, and, in 1 John 3:8, the destruction of the works of the devil. In Mk 7:35 it is the freeing of a man’s mute tongue, and, in Lk 13:16, deliverance from demonic possession.

What I consider to be the most likely object of Mt 16:19/18:18 is the spiritual side. This is particularly in view of the context of Mt 16 (the church as the bulwark against the Underworld) and Mt 18 (forgiveness). Thus, I would suggest that Jesus was granting his disciples the power to loose people from spiritual oppression and to bind the oppressing spirits.
 
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