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  1. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    Ooops ! Sorry to hear that you consider yourself a "Protestant" Christian, but don't know what you are protesting against. True Protestants are protesting AGAINST the Roman Church, BECAUSE they are not THE CHURCH that our LORD founded, but a false, Christian like, Pagan Roman church, that...
  2. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    There are indeed two spirits in the world since the Fall of humanity in Eden: one that leads to obedience to God and righteousness, and the other that leads to disobedience and sin. These two spirits are fundamentally opposed to one another and reflect the ongoing spiritual battle between good...
  3. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    "What kind of spirit is upon you?" You ask ! So ! Let me confess that; ... What spirit I am of ?, ... whether to obedience, Believing & Loving Jesus OR disobedience, believing & following after Satan, is the matter to be determined, by God's SOON Judgement of my character, to see how well I...
  4. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    You can "test the spirits" to know of which spirit it is of ... it's easy .. there are ONLY two spirits in the world, since creation... One advocates for disobedience AND promotes the AntiChrist spirit, ... and the other believes and obeys Jesus, unto Salvation. "Beloved, do not believe every...
  5. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    You have it BACKWARDs .. The Holy Spirit's guidance ( The Righteousness of Christ = Truth ) is understood differently, by the different groups of people, "denominations" , depending on their particular "leaders & pastors" corrupted doctrinal teachings, by their propensity & love for SIN =...
  6. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    Being that I'm an Adventist Protestant of the Roman Catholic Church's, claim to authority, by Apostolic Succession, by deceptively claiming that Peter was the Rock, that Jesus was to build His Church. Let me give EG White's understanding, for a Protestant's point of view, "in other words" as...
  7. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

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  8. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    I'm not going to pretend that I personally understand well enuf to give understanding from my own knowledge on, "How Jesus was "giving authority" to the disciples to forgive sins committed against God." Sorry ! I don't personally have time to do a study, into this matter... but what I CAN do is...
  9. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    You can rationalize your disobedience and way you want ...There are millions of different excuses, for NOT believing and following Christ. I'm just here expressing Truth ... and will let the Holy Spirit, do the heavy lifting :-)
  10. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    The "SIN" of Cain was his presumption, his self pride ~>.... his "disobedience" to the Will of God, just like Adam & Eve, by his not following God's directions and offering the atoning Blood of the Lamb, which foreshadows the Atoning Blood of the Son of God, as is the Gospel, of redemption and...
  11. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    I am not bashing the people in the Roman Church ... They are being deceived, just as we ALL in ALL the world, are being deceived, and lied to, by the "man of lawlessness", unto OUR perdition. I'm exposing the Antichrist Character & nature of the RCC, trying to enlighten people, to the Babylon of...
  12. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    I have FAITH in the Word of God, that there are many people in the world that BELIEVE Jesus.. unto salvation, as well as in this representative 40000 that you speak of. The TEST that you are so adamantly looking for is simple. It's believing God, rather than Satan. For us, HERE & NOW it is...
  13. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    "why the ONLY ONE HOLY SPIRIT teaches different doctrines to different denominations? I DID answer this question, by biblical verse, ( Gal 2:20 particularly ) by explaining "WHO the Holy Spirit is..." and how the H.S. CANNOT teach different doctrines of Truth. It is these different peoples...
  14. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    I AM telling you where to find "your mother"~~> The Holy Spirit, and it's up to you, by Faith, in the WORD, the working of the Holy Spirit, to pray to become aware. You didn't, or couldn't follow the scriptural argument, "tons of bible verses" that I presented to you describing the Spirit led...
  15. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    No ! I have Faith that I'm not lost ... ( = blessed assurance ) I Love, believe and follow my LORD Jesus. What I experience of the Spirit, is specific to me.. and no one else ... as whether you do or don't, is with you as well. If you are showing the "fruits of the Spirit" and are obeying...
  16. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    Well ! I don't know !! God hasn't made me privy to where His Spirit goes. I DO KNOW... "The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:8 ... AND ... "For there is no...
  17. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    Sorry ! There is only one Holy Spirit, as there is one "other spirit" Antichrist spirit, in the world. James 4:4 Just Two spirits .. You have a free will, choice to make ... Which Spirit, during your probationary life here, on Earth ... you will follow ! Choose wisely, according to the Word...
  18. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    It is up to ONLY you, by your PRAYING & being inspired by the Holy Spirit to answer your question of "Which of the 40,000+ denominations," is believing and following Jesus, to His Standards, the Bible, to be His Church. .... All I did is to give you the outline of what the Character of Christ...
  19. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    A Holy Spirit inspired, understanding of biblical / scriptural / Holy Spirit inspired commentary, (by the apostles of Christ) = God's Word = Jesus ... It is the ONLY criteria, The ONLY Standard, by which we can determine "What the Church of Christ is" "Who the Church body is..." and IF we are...
  20. Follower777

    Do protestants have a reasonable non-Roman-Catholic explanation for John 20:22-23?

    You are right ! Many "proclaimed" Christian Churches, with many differing, professed doctrines. ( They all can't be Christ's Church body.) Good question ! ~~> "Jesus is the head of which church? ... and of course, we have to let the Bible define itself. We HAVE TO let JESUS define HIMSELF ...