He gave His disciples authority that whatever they bound in heaven will be bound on earth and whatever they lose in heaven will be loosed in earth.
Remember that we don't have human enemies but spiritual enemies. Eph 6:10-13.
There are many activities that happen in the heavenly places and if we bind them, they will be bound...and there are many who have been bound in the heavenlies by wicked spirits and if we loose them, they will be loose.
Do you use this authority that we have been given by Christ?
Again if two of you agree one earth about anything they ask, it will be done by my Father in heaven. This is why the devil creates divisions in the brotherhood because He knows the power that will be released due to such unity which will destroy his works.
Eph 4:2-3
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.
Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.
Paul here states clearly how we can remain united since we have our own faults, different point of views and other differences...we nust be humble first of all and gentle towards each other. That we learn from Jesus; Mat 11:29-30
Then we must be patient and make allowance for the faults of the other person because they are not perfect and in one way or the other they will disappoint you or sin against you, consciously or unconsciously.
And we must do our best to make sure there are not tensions between you and you solve your disagreements to come up to a solution so that you remain one.
If both parties work towards the above goal, then the devil will not be able to separate you and when you pray together, great things will happen.
One of the greatest gifts that God gives us is the gift of fellowship with other like-minded brothers and sisters. You are a blessed person if you have such.
He continues and says for where two or three are gathered in my name; there am I in there midst.
There are different reasons why people gather, but when the gathering is IN HIS NAME; that is, to glorify and honour Christ, not us but him, He will be there.
Christ is not in every Christian gathering as many assume; it was to a lukewarm church who were singing and worshipping and serving and preaching and all church activities done that he said; I am outside the door knocking. Rev 3:20
Peter asked whether He should forgive seven time but Jesus said 70*7=490 time.
He gave an example of two debtors; one had a debt of 10,000,000$(dollars) and he could not repay but he knelt and pleaded for mercy and asked to be given time and He would repay but he was forgiven freely. Then going outside he met one who owed him about 200$(dollars) and asked to be repaid his debt. The man also asked for mercy and to be given time but He refused and took him to jail. When the master heard what the servant he had forgiven did, He called him and unforgave his debt and took him to torturers until he repaid the debt.
Your Father in heaven will do so to you if you do not forgive your brother from the heart.
This teaches how evil unforginess is. All of us we have been wronged many times but that is a very small debt compared to our sin against God. The smallest sin we commit against God is a million times greater than the greatest sin others can sin against us because God is an infinite being and we are finite beings.
If you don't forgive, all the sins you were formerly forgiven will be charged to your account.
You can live your whole life in church but if you die with unforginess, you will not inherit the kingdom of God. Wake up from your slumber and presumption.
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