Tertullian On Spiritual Authority

Discipline governs a man, power sets a seal upon him; apart from the fact that power is the Spirit, but the Spirit is God. .. Who was able to forgive sins? This is His alone prerogative: for “who remitteth sins but God alone?” and, of course, (who but He can remit) mortal sins, such as have been committed against Himself, and against His temple? For, as far as you are […]

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