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Matthew 18:19- How can this be taken literally?

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6:48 pm
January 30, 2010

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Mat 18:19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

What does this mean? We all know that we will not be given anything we ask for. Why does it bring up "if two of you agree"

So why would Jesus phrase the statement in this absolute, all-inclusive manner without adding any conditions (for instance, "if what you ask for is in accordance with God's will")?

I have run into several absolute statements like this in the Bible that just seem by all accounts to not be true if taken literally. How can this verse (and others like it) be explained/reconciled?

5:04 pm
February 23, 2010

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Here is an excerpt from our verse by verse study on Mattew Chapter 18

Thus here, in the context of verses 18-20, to "agree" pertains to excommunication. Sometimes this statement is found in another context. Back in the early Church, the apostles and elders at Jerusalem were in agreement, and the injunction they made on that occasion was considered the Lord’s will. The point is that among the consecrated, an excommunication should be honored unless there is a truly valid, justifiable (Scriptural) reason for not doing so.