[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

John 20:23

In this verse Chirst only enjoins the apostles in His name to PROCLAIM the forgiveness of sins which is through the blood of Jesus Christ only.

Nowhere in the Book of Acts or in the Episles do we find any instance of an apostle remittng the sins of anyone. The do go everywhere, proclaiming the forgiveness of sins.

Even God cannot just arbitrarily forgive sins. Forgivenss of sins is only through the blood of Jesus Christ.

Back in the OT the forgivess of sins was based on people believing that a Messiah was coming who would come and die for their sins and the sins would be removed forever. Today sins are forgiven when we believe the the Messiah has already come and paid the price for our sins.

Becky

[narses]

"Even God cannot just arbitrarily forgive sins."

Wow. I forget the name of that heresy, but you either don't agree or forget that Jesus Christ, Our Lord, IS both True Man and True God. He IS God.

[Polycarp]

Please, don't spew forth your personal nonsense. Refute the article.

[Iowegian]

I agree Becky, if it were God's intention for us to go to "priests" to have our sins forgiven, we would see evidence of this in Acts in the early church. Not only do we not have confession to priests, but no evidence of Christian "priests" as they are seen in the RCC.

[Polycarp]

Even God cannot just arbitrarily forgive sins.

Do you understand the Christian doctrine of the Trinity?

What kind of inane statement is this?