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Matthew 18:15-18

If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Catholic Perspective

Jesus again confers special authority on the apostles. Moreover, Christ establishes a hierarchy, here, wherein the apostles are a special court of appeals for matters of public dispute.

Common Objections

+MATTHEW 18 HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
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