Understanding Spiritual Authority: Binding and Loosing in the Early Church

In Matthew 16:19, Jesus told the apostle Peter, “I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” He repeated these instructions about “binding and loosing” in Matthew 18:18. 

What do these verses mean? Are Christians supposed to be binding and loosing something, and, if so, what? Dr. David K. Bernard examines these passages in their biblical context to shed light on Jesus' intended meaning.

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