...Apostles, in Jn 20°. The power granted to the Christian community in the words, ' Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained,' is not to be confused with Divine forgiveness of sins on the one hand, or with individual...

...that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. John 20:23. Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained. Acts 1:8. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon pu: and ye shall...

...Father hath sent Me, even so I send you. And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: whosesoever sins...unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained." I am not satisfied with the commentators on this passage, and I wish to modestly suggest...

...absolutely clear and plain on this subject that my own seem trivial beside them. In John 20:22,23, we read, "Receive ye the Holy Ghost; whosesoever sins ye remit,...unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained." In James 5:16 this direction is given, "Confess you faults one to another, and pray one...

...said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whoseoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained. At the Presentation of the Bishop-elect to the Archbishop. "Most Reverend Father in God,...

...this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, RECEIVE YE THE HOLY GHOST: 23.03 Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained. Amen. 23.04 Yea, I have seen so vividly His Spirit, That without standing of this His Intuitive...

...this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, "Receive ye the Holy Ghost: [23] Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained. John's Gospel clarifies. What does this passage say about the authority and grace given to...

...inappropriate ways of dealing with the deep wounds of rejection caused by my father. Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained, (John 20:23) Forgiving is an action on your part. It is an emotional decision. It means you...

...Jesus sent the Holy Ghost unto us — and Jesus is sending us. "...He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Whosesoever sins...unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained." This is when the disciples became born-again. In Acts 1:8, the Word of God proclaims: "But...

...Father hath sent me, even so I send you. And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost : whosesoever sins...unto them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained." * Whence we perceive that only they who are set over the Church and established in the Gospel...