Teachings of Jesus - SOM

Whatsoever Ye Shall Bind on Earth (Matt. 18:18)
Next we come to a passage difficult to understand and one which has caused confusion in many mind. “Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
A superficial reading of this passage might lead one to suppose that this earth provides the last chance for the salvation of the soul. But this is not the meaning of the text which implies that the experience of death cannot change all. As a man lived on earth, so he will continue to live after death. If he has been pure, he will continue to be pure. If he has been otherwise, he will continue to be otherwise.
False experience will continue until the lesson is learned, until the soul turns from which hurts to its greater good. The spirit of man is like nature to the Spirit of God, and it is impossible to the Spirit of God to remain in darkness. The next life is a logical continuation of this one and could not be otherwise.
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