***As if we have to go through some earthly emmisary for forgiveness of our sins when Christ is waiting to hear our every thought.***
John 20:
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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.”
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When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. 13 The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
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14 (Jesus) said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
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15 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the holy Spirit.
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16 Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
It sure looks like it. Is this another missing portion of Reformed theology?
Perhaps John 20 was torn out along with John 6.
The Apostles were given gifts no other men have received since. In the first days of Christ's appearing, it was necessary to convert men through signs and wonders. The need for signs and wonders is over. The only sign we need is Christ risen from the cross, made known to us by God's grace through faith.
There is no evidence for any apostolic continuation of any supernatural powers. Rome has concocted this fiction to keep hold of men's minds by its fierce and threatening legality which Christ, by His grace alone, has freed some of us from. Thank God.
You know the drill, they interpret it differently. Probably differently than most Methodists, 7th Day Adventists, Baptists, Church of Christ....
You know I can’t name them all.