Day 31 • Question 83
83
What
are
the
keys
of
the
kingdom
of
heaven?
The
preaching
of
the
holy
gospel
and
church
discipline.
By
these
two
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
opened
to
believers
and
closed
to
unbelievers.
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Footnote 1
Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
John 20:21-23
"Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you." "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld."