Matthew 18:15-35 The Authority of the Body of Christ

Highlights:

* The Spirit said through David (Ps. 133:1-2) that unity among believers carries the same authority that Israel's high priest bore.

* To do anything in Jesus' name means to do it with his authority.

* Without the Spirit, nothing can be done in Jesus' name. Nothing else has come to man from God in Jesus' name but the Spirit.

* When those who are walking together in the Spirit come together, they are gathering in Jesus' name. And the authority of that gathering is as if Jesus is there, in person.

* It is impossible for people to gather in Jesus' name without the Spirit.

* Remember this: In earthly matters, the judgment of believers who gather in Jesus' name. . .

(1) is backed by heaven,
(2) and is the standard by which the members of that body will be judged.

* We must show Good's kind of mercy toward others. It is required.

* You have heard it said that we must forgive everybody. Jesus never taught that, nor did he ever do that.

GOD HAS NEVER FORGIVEN ANYONE WHO DID NOT FIRST CONFESS HIS SIN AND REPENT OF IT.

* Words of truth are in the Bible, but they can be handled rightly or wrongly, depending on whether or not you are led by the Word of God.

* The Word of God is much more than the Bible; it is the Son of God. In him, we can know God even if we don't have a Bible.

* True ministers, like Paul, preach Christ, not the Bible.

* Christ is "the power of God and the wisdom of God", and if he is in us, we may know God's power and God's wisdom.

* Christ is the way of God, the truth of God, the life of God, the love of God, the mind of God, and he is that Spirit, Paul said, and "where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."

Scriptures referenced in this video:
(Scriptures are from the PJV version, found online at https://goingtojesus.com/gtj_translation.html

Psalm 133:1-3
Deuteronomy 17:8-12
Psalm 133:3
Romans 8:10
2Corinthians 3:7-11
John 14:26
1Peter 1:12
1Corinthians 7:16
Luke 17:3
Matthew 5:42
2Corinthians 3:6
Luke 16:8
2Timothy 2:15
1Corinthians 2:13
1Corinthians 1:23-24
John 5:39-40