Whatever You Bind On Earth Will Be Bound In Heaven

To bind on earth is to make official to people the judgments of heaven as discerned by the gathered church.

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven matthew 16 18 19. 3 and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. If you withhold forgiveness from anyone it is withheld. Jesus uses the phrase in matthew 16 19 when talking to peter but within hearing of the other apostles.

At this point in the gospel of matthew jesus and his closest disciples are taking a brief break staying in the city of caesarea philippi after the early success of his teachings and demonstrations. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Binding and loosing is a jewish legal phrase giving authority to someone to determine whether something is allowed or forbidden. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and.