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351. What is the Office of the Keys?
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It is the peculiar church power which Christ has given to His Church on earth.
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352. What does the holy evangelist John write about the Office of the Keys?
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"He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.” John 20:22,23
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353. Who has instituted the Office of the Keys?
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The Lord Jesus.
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354. To whom has He given this office?
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To His Church.
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355. What does He call the keys which He has given to His Church?
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"The keys of the kingdom of heaven." Matt. 16:19
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356. How is the Church to open the kingdom of heaven?
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By forgiving sins.
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357. Whose sins are to be forgiven?
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The sins of penitent sinners.
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358. What are penitent sinners?
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Such as are sorry for their sins and believe in Jesus Christ.
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359. Mention some penitent sinners from Bible History.
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The publican, Luke 18:13; the prodigal son, Luke 15:11-24; Peter, Matt. 26:75.
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360. Whose sins, on the other hand, are to be retained?
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The sins of the impenitent.
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361. What are impenitent sinners?
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Such as are not sorry for their sins and have no faith.
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362. How long are their sins to be retained?
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As long as they do not repent.
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363. According to whose command must we thus deal with sinners?
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According to Christ's command.
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364. What has He commanded to do with the sinner who refuses to hear the church?
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To treat him as a heathen man and a publican. Matt. 18:15-17. (1Cor. 5)
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365. What is the church to do with a sinner who shows himself penitent?
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To receive him as a brother.
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366. How many parts does confession embrace?
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Two parts.
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367. Which is the first part?
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We confess our sins.
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368. Which is the second part?
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We receive absolution, or forgiveness.
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369. What are the words of the General Confession?
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O almighty God, merciful Father, I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto Thee all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended Thee and justly deserved Thy temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray Thee of Thy boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Thy beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor sinful being. Amen.
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370. In what service do we use this confession?
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In the preparatory, or confessional, service.
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371. In whose name does the minister, then, forgive our sins?
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In the name of God.
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372. How are we to regard the forgiveness which we receive from the confessor, or minister?
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As if we received it from God Himself. John 20:23
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373. Of how many sins should we plead guilty before God?
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Of all sins. 1 John 1:8,9;
Pr 28:13 |
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374. Does that include even those sins which we do not know?
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It does. Ps. 19:12.
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375. What does our Church teach concerning confession before the confessor, or pastor?
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No one should be forced to private confession, but it is of great benefit to a burdened conscience. Matt. 9:2.
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376. What does the Bible say about confessing our faults to the neighbor whom we have offended and grieved?
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"Confess your sins to one another."James 5:16. "Be reconciled to your brother." Matt. 5:23,24
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377. According to what rule should we examine ourselves before confession?
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According to the divine Law, or the Ten Commandments.
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