Peter confesses to Jesus. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. – Psalm 32:5. What sins should we confess? Before God we should plead guilty of all sins, even of …

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King David Confesses his sin. II Samuel 12:13 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our …

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Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person. – I Corinthians 5:13. The retaining of sins, the excommunication from the Christian congregation, the ban, as it is called, should be executed upon those members of the congregation who are …

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If I forgave anything, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ. —II Corinthians 2:10. My dear Christian, when considering and meditating upon what the Word of God says concerning the Office of the …

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Repent ye, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out. – Acts 3:19. We all are poor, miserable sinners. There is no doubt about that. But there are penitent and impenitent sinners. Penitent sinners are such as …

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God hath set some in the Church…teachers. – I Corinthians 12:28. If, as we saw yesterday, the Office of the Keys, and all the powers connected with it, has been given to the Church, what, then, is the purpose of …

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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. – Matthew 18:18. Who are the “ye” in this text? To whom …

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For the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. – Ephesians 4:12. Our Lord Jesus Christ has instituted an office in His Church on earth. An office is a service, a ministry, vested with certain …

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Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. – Revelation 2:10. Dear Christian! If you were baptized in infancy, at that very moment the Holy Ghost kindled faith in your heart, and you received …

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Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh. – John 3:5-6. The widely spread …

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