‘When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.' (KJV)
The keys of the kingdom of heaven remove from within that which resists the truth (Mark 11:22-26); plucks up the root of our offense that causes others to stumble (Luke 17:1-6); brings cessation to our ineffectiveness (Matthew 17:19-21), and bears the fruit of righteousness as disciples (John 15:1-8). These verses of Scripture bind on earth that which has been bound in heaven and loose on earth that which has been loosed in heaven. Exercise yourselves to them: they are life to those who find them, and health to all flesh.
'So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.' (Luke 17:10 KJV)
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