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To: AlaskaErik
There is nothing in the bible about a middleman acting as an intermediary for the flock. There is also nothing about confessions being the province of these nonbiblical intermediaries.

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. [Jesus] said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” (John 20:19-23)
One should really read the Bible before making comments.
13 posted on 11/28/2017 7:42:54 PM PST by Petrosius
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To: Petrosius

The only other time God breathed on Man was when He created Adam.

The great sacrament of Confession restores men’s souls to life, which were dead in sin. It is a tremendous gift that Jesus gave to us. It is a sin against the Holy Spirit to reveal what is spoken between the penitent and the priest who is acting in the person of Jesus Christ (Alter Christus).

For those caught in the poverties of the “traditions of men”, the riches of the Sacraments are not comprehensible. The sad legacy of Martin Luther continues unabated.


15 posted on 11/28/2017 8:55:10 PM PST by blackpacific
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