O2
We are to acknowledge & appropriately utilize our spiritual authority to "bind" & "loose".
Category: Evangelizing & Preaching
Type: Positive
Form: Implied
Source dataset: Old Testament
Uniqueness: Unique
Classical commandment: No
New Covenant Literal Application
Applies to Person Categories: Everyone
Literal Application: mandated
More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application
The New Covenant Literal Application Code (NCLA) is an interpretive guide used by the authors to indicate which person categories a mitzvah applies to, and at what level of literal compliance.
It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.
This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.
Detailed codes: GFm - Gentile female, mandated | GMm - Gentile male, mandated | JFm - Jewish female, mandated | JMm - Jewish male, mandated | KFm - K'rovat Yisrael female, mandated | KMm - K'rov Yisrael male, mandated
Bible references
Key NT Scriptures
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Acts 9:32-41
- Acts 14:8-10
- James 5:14-15
- John 14:12-14
- John 20:23
- Luke 17:3-6
- Mark 9:27-28
- Mark 11:22-25
- Mark 16:17
- Matthew 7:7-11
- Matthew 16:18-19
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Matthew 17:14-20
- Matthew 18:15-19
- Matthew 18:21-22
- Matthew 21:20-22
Key OT Scriptures
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Deuteronomy 17:8-13
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Commentary
Rabbi Michael Rudolph
Amazing as it seems, disciples of Yeshua have been given spiritual authority to permit or prohibit things to happen on earth that are reflected in heaven. This is sometimes referred to as "binding" and "loosing", and is conditioned upon our using the authority in a way that is consistent with God's will. The authority is given to us as servants of Yeshua, and whereas it is our decision when to use it, it must be understood that we do so "in the name of Yeshua", and that it is Yeshua and not we that brings the result to pass. 1 "Loosing" from disease and "binding" of healing is a spiritual authority we have been given among others. According to the Scripture, we have authority (in the name of Yeshua) to declare healing, to cast out demons, and even to raise from the dead. In the western world we experience our authority to cast out demons fairly often, to heal not so often, and to raise from the dead almost never. We do, however, receive testimonies from believers of these happening in other parts of the world where all three appear to be substantially active. Why not also here in the western world is speculative. A special explanation is needed concerning our authority to forgive sins pursuant to John 20:23 , as we generally consider that in Yeshua's exclusive domain. John 20:23 states: If you forgive someone's sins, their sins are forgiven; if you hold them, they are held. Clearly, this is an extension and secondary application of our authority to "bind" and "loose", but it is limited to sins that are committed against us personally and is not authority to forgive sins generally. One way to understand this is to first consider Luke 17:3-4 , which commands us to forgive sins that are committed against us if the perpetrator of the sins repents ( Luke 17:3-4 ). God gives that authority to the victims of sin in order to put a burden on the perpetrator to approach the person he or she injured and try to make it right. The John 20:23 Scripture should be looked at in the same way. Finally, batei din have authority to "bind" and "loose". Reminiscent of Deuteronomy 17:8-13 , God gives authority to our batei din to hear and decide cases, and He honors those beit din judgments that are appropriately rendered: Matthew 18:17-18: If he refuses to hear them, tell the congregation [the beit din]; and if he refuses to listen even to the congregation [beit din], treat him as you would a pagan or a tax-collector [unbeliever]. Yes! I tell you people that whatever you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven. So, therefore, if a beit din makes such a finding we are to treat the adjudged person as no longer a believer. 2 1. It is not we who do the miracles, but rather they are caused by our declarations on earth being reflected in Heaven. 2. In the New Covenant, the judicial authority of the Apostles (and today's elders) replaced that of the Sanhedrin .
Classical commentators
This Mitzvah is not addressed by any of the classical commentators.
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