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To: mtg
(Jesus talking to Peter) And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: (Mt. 16:19)

And what are the keys??? Oh, you guys still can't answer that???

You guys don't even know what the kingdom of heaven is...And here's a hint...It is NOT the kingdom of God...

11 posted on 04/16/2013 5:11:49 AM PDT by Iscool
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To: Iscool
And what are the keys??? Oh, you guys still can't answer that???

The “power of the keys” designates authority to govern the house of God, which is the Church. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, confirmed this mandate after his Resurrection: “Feed my sheep.” (John 21:15–17) The power to “bind and loose” connotes the authority to absolve sins, to pronounce doctrinal judgments, and to make disciplinary decisions in the Church. Jesus entrusted this authority to the Church through the ministry of the apostles (Matthew 18:18) and in particular through the ministry of Peter, the only one to whom he specifically entrusted the keys of the kingdom.

You guys don't even know what the kingdom of heaven is...

From the beginning of his public life Jesus chose certain men, twelve in number, to be with him and to participate in his mission. He gives the Twelve a share in his authority and “sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal.” (Luke 9:2) They remain associated for ever with Christ’s kingdom, for through them he directs the Church:

As my Father appointed a kingdom for me, so do I appoint for you that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. (Luke 22:29–30)

14 posted on 04/16/2013 12:44:57 PM PDT by mtg
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