The question: Is the
authorized person can clean enough to forgive anyone's sins even if they are also
sinners? The answer is; yes, they are reasonable to forgive sins of the people because they have been given the
authority to forgive sins, and Christ
himself gives the right.
For example, the broom is dirty but is used for cleaning. The
same are the church leaders who even
violate their humanity, but they are authorized
to forgive human sin. There is a fact that we read that Christ speaks very
clearly to give them the right to forgive sin. Let's read St. John's
letter saying;
John 20: 19-23
19 On the evening of
that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors
locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and
said, "Peace be with you!"
20 After he said this,
he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw
the Lord.
21 Again Jesus said,
"Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you. "
22 And with that, he
breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
23 If you forgive
anyone's sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are
not forgiven. "
As we read the scriptures,
we will see that Jesus Christ has
indeed given the authority to forgive
the sins of the people. In verse 21 it is said that "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you". So, it means
that he gave the apostles the same authority as giving the Father to him.
Friends, some say that forgiveness
is the sin of a neighbor. But the Lord's instruction is different on that
situation my dear friends because on verse
23 says "them" not just
"him/her". It only means
that Christ's instruction was really given to them by an authority, not individual forgiveness, and also in verse 22 they were blessed by Christ in that authority. And this topic also links it
to the book of Mathew's saying;
Matthew 18:18
18 "Truly I tell
you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose
on earth will be loosed in heaven.
May you understand this topic about confession if "Is Confession of sin authorized given by
Jesus?". If you have doubts, just ask in the comment area.
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