Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Commentary

• Matthew 18:18 (NIV)

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Verse 18

[18] Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth — By excommunication, pronounced in the spirit and power of Christ.

Whatsoever ye shall loose — By absolution from that sentence. In the primitive Church, absolution meant no more than a discharge from Church censure.

Again I say — And not only your intercession for the penitent, but all your united prayers, shall be heard. How great then is the power of joint prayer! If two of you - Suppose a man and his wife...Matthew 16:19.

(Notes submitted by H. Gene Allen)

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