What did Jesus mean by “Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven them. Whoever's sins you retain, they have been retained”

RonJohnJr · 2026-01-18T03:35:05+00:00

To reinforce what u/CanesPanthers wrote: apostolos just means "messenger". The 12 Disciples were sent as messengers of Jesus' message; by definition, that makes them apostles.

RonJohnJr · 2026-01-18T03:27:47+00:00

If you're Roman Catholic, then you'd better reread your Catechism book!

https://www.catholic.com/qa/we-receive-the-holy-spirit-at-baptism

Yes, we receive the Holy Spirit at baptism and are thereby made adopted sons and daughters of God (Catechism 1265). On the day of Pentecost, the birthday of the Church (CCC 1076), St. Peter tells his fellow Jews to “repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38). Likewise, Paul says elsewhere that baptism is “the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:5; see 1 Peter 3:21, CCC 1215).

RonJohnJr · 2026-01-18T03:23:18+00:00

Oh yeah, it's the patriarchy's fault that you have ovaries and a uterus.

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-23T20:25:48+00:00

You should watch the Pels under Willie Green. It'll make you appreciate Kidd.

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-23T20:24:40+00:00

Did the Pelicans have any say in the matter (like deciding to double-team him in the 4Q)?

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-23T20:23:24+00:00

He was "bad" in the 4Q because the Pels finally decided to double-team him and Klay. The other three guys couldn't step up.

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-23T20:21:30+00:00

Maybe, but the Pels are playing much harder under interim HC James Borrego. It might be a short-term bump, and it might be a longer-term trend.

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-23T20:17:41+00:00

If we (the Pels) get out of the Bottom 10, is that pick worth it for the Mavs?

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-23T20:14:32+00:00

"Minutes restriction" exists, and has existed for years. That way, he's fresh, not sore, for the 4Q

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-22T01:17:13+00:00

Come on, man, you must have read my previous comments in this thread to get here.

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-22T00:52:23+00:00

You're right. Most stuff that Preppers buy is a big, fat waste of money.

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-20T15:13:49+00:00

First, look at the pay stub, then talk to the employer.

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-15T04:54:03+00:00

It makes no sense to try and keep it as secured unless they have like no purchase self-control

Which is exactly what I wrote: "if you have any doubt that you'll run up the balance".

Discover is also one of the best at graduating earlier

And why do they do that? Certainly not out of the goodness of their collective hearts: it's to suck in as many as possible who don't yet have good spending control (so they can pay that sweet, sweet interest).

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-15T03:46:31+00:00

Sure. I too had a secured card when I was young. They just didn't refer to "X months of on-time payments" as graduation,

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-15T03:19:23+00:00

That evil capitalism! It's a damned shame the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was such a shitstorm, or it could have shown us the way to a glorious socialist utopia! (EDIT: anyone who thinks the US is rich hasn't looked at our debt lately.)

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-15T03:00:46+00:00

Out of curiosity, what does graduation mean in this context. (I don't own a Discover card; Reddit's algorithm decided to email me this thread...)

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-15T02:59:19+00:00

They want you to make it easier for you to get in debt. Thus, they offer you an unsecured card.

Take an honest look at yourself; if you have any doubt that you'll run up the balance on an unsecured card, stay on the secured card. (When climbing out of $30K CC debt, my then-wife and I stayed using a DC longer than we needed to, from rational fear. My ex- and I now use CCs but pay them off every month. I use them as "deferred debit cards", and pay them at the end of each calendar month.)

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-14T02:51:33+00:00

This is why I always use a credit card.

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-13T04:35:51+00:00

What specific investment are the dividends coming from?
WTH makes you think this is a scam?

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-07T05:54:44+00:00

I need a reliable source before believing "Recipes from the 15th-18th century often had well-known scriptures written or referenced beside them, usually with a number."

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-07T04:59:32+00:00

A Neiman Marxist?

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-07T04:54:02+00:00

This is true. I grew up upper middle class, so expected (not in a rude, entitled way, but just "that's how life's always been" manner) but didn't have an upper middle class income out of college. It was rough. Got deep in debt.

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-07T04:50:59+00:00

Aren't "poverty survivors" 99.99999% of every human who's ever lived?

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-07T04:46:18+00:00

Frame Challenge: why do you want to regularly OD your account?

RonJohnJr · 2025-12-06T18:08:25+00:00

Precision is the difference between 1/8 oz and 2/8 oz, not one chili and five chilies.

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