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binding and loosing

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

binding and loosing The expression occurs twice in Matt. (16: 19 and 18: 18) and is spoken first to Peter and then to the whole group of disciples. It is a rabbinical term, an authoritative declaration about what is permitted or forbidden in the Law. It may have included the power of expulsion from the synagogue. Taken in connection with John 20: 23 the expression in Matt. 18: 18 could imply the power to retain or forgive sins, and it has been so understood in some ordination rites.

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binding and loosing

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

binding and loosing. The power which Mt. 16: 19 reports that Christ gave to St Peter and later to all the Apostles (Mt. 18: 18). It seems to be a general authority to exercise discipline over the Church, though some identify it with the power of forgiving or retaining sins (Jn. 20:23).

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "binding and loosing." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "binding and loosing." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-bindingandloosing.html

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "binding and loosing." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-bindingandloosing.html

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