Can he really do anything? Matt. 9:1-18, John 20:23 #bible #catholic

[juancorona]

Amen!!! Thank you God for your beautiful gifts of the holy sacraments

[CatholicCat-erxn]

Keith, thank you for always tackling the big questions. I thank God for you and Estelle. Hope the wedding goes well!

[jerrydemonteverde]

Amen, yesterday I just confessed my sins to a priest and I believe that God has been forgiven me for all of my mistakes. Thank God because He gave us priest who has the authority to forgive sins❤

[peterpatterson]

Amen Truth Confession sets us Free 🙏🏻 Peace 😊

[ProjectMysticApostolate]

Thanks Keith. God bless you and your family always.

[HillbillyBlack]

This is one of those passages where I believe that the full measure of the Torah is needed to understand these disciples forgiving sins.

this declaration comes because these men are being reminded and guided by the Spirit of God. In no sense, at all, does Christ mean that forgiveness of sin is being determined by the disciples, or that they are choosing whether to absolve others of sin. The original Greek language uses more easily defined tenses, so it comes across more clearly, emphasizing that such sins "have already been forgiven" or "have already been retained." Guided by the truth of the Holy Spirit and in keeping with His truth, these men will be able to accurately declare whether others are abiding by those truths.

This follows in the same style as Jesus' previous instructions (Matthew 16:19; 18:18). It also parallels the Old Testament symbolism of God telling a prophet they would "do" certain things, while at the same time making it clear that the prophet's role was only to announce such things as God was doing (Jeremiah 9:1–10).

1 john 1:9 shows confession but not to a priest but rather to God himself. While a priest does not have the ability to forgive sins, I think, confessing to a pastor, regardless, is a healthy things so long as we remember that the forgiveness is with God alone.

[springsummerwinterorfall]

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you

[helenoce]

The grace that we do not deserve ❤ He promised his ❤ and Mercy, we need to be forgiven we are All sinners until our last day, no one is free From sin, that's why we go to him.

[SpiritofCatholic]

Yes, Jesus came "to fulfill",
"not to abolish" "the law and the prophets" Mat 17:20. In the old covenant priests atoned (made reparation for) the sins people brought to them. Jesus fulfilled this perfectly in the new covenant Catholic Church priesthood with confession, absolution and penance. Jesus is so amazing! God bless you.

[raldyg.dedios]

❤Amen ...To God be the Glory!! Once we confess to the priest we have the act of humbling our selves out of sins and atleast there is an authority to give us the penance we could try to express that we are so sorry for our sins ...🙏💋🙏

[ElizabethKautzmann]

“why should we? ..who are dead to sin, live any longer there in?” ~St Paul 🙏🏼✝️📖

[lillyzeppa]

Thank you. I did not put that together. I really enjoy your videos. Do you have any videos about spiritual desolation?

[paulsmallwood]

A Reformed and an Anglican understanding: Reformed: “In Christ’s church, our sins are continually forgiven us by the ministry of the church itself when the presbyters or Elders to whom this office has been committed strengthen godly consciences by the gospel promises in the hope of pardon and forgiveness. This they do both publicly and privately as need requires. For very many, on account of their weakness, need personal consolation."

Anglican: “the persons, who are ordained priests in his Church, are to preach the same word, administer the same sacraments, and exercise the same power in the censures of the Church, as the apostles themselves did. And therefore it is necessary, that they should be endued with the same Spirit, ordained after the same manner, and entrusted with the same power of the keys, as the apostles themselves were. Charles Wheatly's commentary on the Book of Common Prayer, first published in 1710 and republished repeatedly thereafter, was a High Church staple throughout the 18th century. Wheatly says of the ministerial office: “God has committed to them the keys of the kingdom of heaven and whosesoever sins they remit, they shall be remitted; whosesoever sins they retain, they shall be retained. They are the Stewards of the mysteries of God, and the dispensers of his holy word and sacraments: in a word, they are the ambassadors of heaven; and on their ministrations the assistances of the holy Spirit, and all the graces of a good life depend.””

[danielc]

Jesus granted priests authority to forgive sins but where does it say you have to go to a priest and not just straight to God?

[GogglesOstrich]

1 John 5:13 ESV
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
Romans 6:23 ESV
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We can know we have salvation. Se don't have to go to a priest. Jesus died for all our sins. Repent and believe in the true Gospel, have genuine faith in Christ. Be born again. Which means to be born of the Spirit. To be baptized in the Holy Spirit. God bless and much love ❤️✝️

[HopeNazir]

Either way that is still the only thing I am NOT looking forward to when I join the church come Easter (for sure this time guys lol)

[paulsmallwood]

A Protestant observation. There is quite a bit of agreement on this with classical Protestantism, speaking in general terms of course. This is a Lutheran perspective: “The power to forgive sins belongs to Christ. He earned it. He died for all. All sins are forgiven. But Jesus does not cast his pearls before swine. He does not offer his forgiveness to those who would trample it in the mud. He does not forgive those who are secure in their sins and refuse to repent. He tells those who refuse to admit their sins, or who think they don’t need his forgiveness, or who believe that they can earn forgiveness by their own good deeds that their sins are not forgiven. They are retained. Their sins remain on their souls and they are guilty before God. They are manifest sinners. That means their sins are clear and public. They are impenitent sinners. That means they are not sorry for them. The gospel is not addressed to manifest and impenitent sinners. They will only twist it into license to sin. They need to hear God’s law. They need to be shown their sins. They need to be told that they are in danger of going to hell and if they do not repent they will be lost forever. Jesus has something different to say to those whose sins burden their conscience, who are sorry for what they have done wrong, and who want to live a holy Christian life. He tells them that their sins are forgiven and so they are. But Jesus is not visible to our eyes and we don’t see him as Thomas and the other apostles did. We must be content to listen to those that Jesus sends to speak on his behalf. We call them ministers because they administer the gifts Jesus has given to his church on earth. We call them pastors because they feed the church with God’s gospel and sacraments. Jesus speaks through these men and we should listen to them. What did Jesus say? “As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” God doesn’t tell his ministers to share their insight, to pontificate with their superior wisdom on the mysteries of life, or to impress the crowds with their eloquence and erudition. He tells them to forgive and to retain sins. So then, we are to go to church and listen to the preacher. We are to find a church that is devoted to the pure teaching of God’s word, where the law and the gospel are rightly distinguished, and we are to attend that church faithfully and listen intently to the one Jesus has sent. Jesus forgives and retains sins through his ministers. It is not only the pastor who has authority to forgive sins in Jesus’ name. Wherever the church is, there is the authority to forgive and to retain sins.” from Lutheran Pastor, the Rev’d Rolf Preus

[sammygomes]

I have to disagree on this one. The concept of confession of sin to a priest is nowhere taught in Scripture. First, the New Testament does not teach that there are to be priests in the New Covenant. Instead, the New Testament teaches that all believers are priests. First Peter 2:5-9 describes believers as a “holy priesthood” and a “royal priesthood.” Revelation 1:6 and 5:10 both describe believers as “a kingdom of priests.” In the Old Covenant, the faithful had to approach God through the priests. The priests were mediators between the people and God. The priests offered sacrifices to God on behalf of the people. That is no longer necessary. Because of Jesus’ sacrifice, we can now approach God’s throne with boldness (Hebrews 4:16). The temple veil tearing in two at Jesus’ death was symbolic of the dividing wall between God and humanity being destroyed. We can approach God directly, ourselves, without the use of a human mediator. Why? Because Jesus Christ is our great High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-15; 10:21) and the only mediator between us and God (1 Timothy 2:5). The New Testament teaches that there are to be elders (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:6-9), deacons (1 Timothy 3:8-13), and pastors (Ephesians 4:11) – but not priests.

When it comes to confession of sin, believers are told in 1 John 1:9 to confess their sins to God. God is faithful and just to forgive our sins as we confess them to Him. James 5:16 speaks of confessing our trespasses “to one another, ” but this is not the same as confessing sins to a priest as the Roman Catholic Church teaches. Priests / church leaders are nowhere mentioned in the context of James 5:16. Further,  James 5:16 does not link forgiveness of sins with the confession of sins “to one another.”

[AL-flcj]

Kevin punches Tom in the face. Declan comes to Tom and says "I forgive you"
Kevin comes along and says "Hey Declan, Tom punched me. I am the one to forgive or not to forgive"
Sin is against God. Not apostles. You didn't offend an apostle when you blasphemed God.

[spitfire]

Yet not one single reference to any apostle forgiving or retaining anyones sins. This is complete foolishness!