Jesus gave his disciples the keys to the kingdom of heaven so that they could loose and bind. What does that mean for Christians today? Jesus told us to bind and loose. But is this practice relevant for the church today? Pastor John joins us over Skype today to address this question from a listener named Joe. “Hello, Pastor John! Jesus told the disciples that whatever they would bind or loose on earth would be so in heaven. The church has the ‘keys of the kingdom of heaven,’ meaning, ‘Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven’ ( Matthew 16:19 19 I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. ). So what can a local church bind and loose? And what could I and a Christian friend bind and loose? Does this text have any relevant application to the church today?” Read or listen to this interview at our website: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/what-are-the-keys-of-the-kingdom-of-heaven Find other recent and popular Ask Pastor John episodes: https://www.desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john