"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
For emphasis, Matthew puts those words of Jesus into his gospel twice: Matt. 19:18 AND Matt. 18:18
Just going out on a limb here, but I am guessing you might say your church has no such authority to bind or loose; and I'm guessing I might agree with you.
MDO,
I’ve discussed that passage with you in the past, demonstrating that it does not mean what you claim.
So you would be wrong on this.
By the way, the passage is about the millennial kingdom and not about any church...
...wondering just WHAT has the church loosed lately?
Or in the past??
And to WHOM was He speaking each time??
15 “If your brother or sister[b] sins,[c] go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’[d] 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be[e] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[f] loosed in heaven.
19 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
Matthew 19:18 “Which ones?” he inquired. (Uh... I think you missed this one a bit.)