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Originally Posted by UtahDan
Tex is right. Only the Lord can forgive. The Bishop, however, determines the conditions upon which the church will extend its forgiveness and fellowship. It is in that capacity he represents the church.
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this is honestly what I believe. For example, I don't think excommunication necessarily means a darn thing. It's not the Lord who is excommunicating. It's the church.
That's why someone like Juanita Brooks was almost excommunicated. Had she been, I think it would hold zero merit in the eyes of God.