THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
Matthew 16:15–17
15 He said to them, “But who do you say
that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and
said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the
living God.”
17 Jesus answered and said to him,
“Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for
flesh and blood has not revealed this to
you, but My Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 16:18–19
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter,
and on this rock I will build My church, and
the gates of Hades shall not prevail against
it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the
kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind
on earth will be bound in heaven, and
whatever you loose on earth will be loosed
in heaven.”
John 20:21–23
21 So Jesus said to them again,
“Peace to you! As the Father has
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sent Me, I also send you.” And
when He had said this, He breathed
on them, and said to them, “Receive
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the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the
sins of any, they are forgiven them;
if you retain the sins of any, they
are retained.”
Colossians 1:13
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He has delivered us from the
power of darkness and conveyed us
into the kingdom of the Son of His
love,
14 in whom we have redemption
through His blood, the forgiveness
of sins.
Matthew 6:14–15
“For if you forgive men their
trespasses, your heavenly Father
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will also forgive you. But if you do
not forgive men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses.
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Mark 11:22–26
22 So Jesus answered and said to them,
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“Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to
you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be
removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does
not doubt in his heart, but believes that those
things he says will be done, he will have
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whatever he says. Therefore I say to you,
whatever things you ask when you pray,
believe that you receive them, and you will
have them.
“And whenever you stand
praying, if you have anything
against anyone, forgive him, that
your Father in heaven may also
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forgive you your trespasses. But
if you do not forgive, neither will
your Father in heaven forgive your
trespasses.”
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Galatians 5:5–6
5 For we through the Spirit eagerly
wait for the hope of righteousness
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by faith. For in Christ Jesus
neither circumcision nor
uncircumcision avails anything, but
faith working through love.
Matthew 5:43–46
43 “You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall love your neighbor and
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hate your enemy.’ But I say to
you, love your enemies, bless those
who curse you, do good to those
who hate you, and pray for those
who spitefully use you and
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persecute you,
that you may be sons of your
Father in heaven; for He makes
His sun rise on the evil and on
the good, and sends rain on the
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just and on the unjust. For if
you love those who love you,
what reward have you? Do not
even the tax collectors do the
same?
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