What is the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? The Unpardonable Sin?
This is a very controversial topic. Due my personal experience , and after years of suffering from this fear , the Lord Jesus Christ delivered me . I thought i was lost, and with no hope, but God delivered me. I want to share with you the interpretation of this passages.
Mathew 12:22-36 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Let us know look at the Gospel of Mark verse 3
Mark 3:20-30
And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
To to understand the meaning of this warning we need to study the context of this passages, and parallell verses. We see the Lord Jesus , with all the power of the Holy Spirit proving that the kingdom of God had come, he performed many miracles, and fullfilled all the prophecies from the Old Testament.
Jesus , God Himself , shoed mercy, kindness, love, compassion, powerful teachings like no one else, but many Jews, scribes and pharisees , showed disrespect, hatred, and unbelief. They were gulty of unbelief that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God. They hardened their hearts to the point of attributing Jesus works to Beelzebub , the prince of devils, this is Satan himself!
Blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation....
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Commentary.
We see that in danger denotes a continual action, of an unrepented heart, that rejects, resists the Holy Spirit conviction that Jesus is the only LORD, GOD , even to the point say that Jesus was performing miracles by Satan.
Jesus warned the Pharisses that if they continued this rejection, they were in danger to go to the point of not return.
The Bible calls this point a seared consience and hardened heart, in such condition they continually reject and dont't seek and believe in Christ for salvation. Jesus Christ is the only one who can save a person. Salvation is only through Him. No one can enter the kingdom of Heaven except through HIM.
Let us know look at the Book of Acts.
In Acts Jesus had risen from the death and returned to sit to the right hand of God the Father, and the Holy Spirit had descended on earth to bring testimony, of Jesus, and empower the Apostolic church to spread the Gospel. In Acts 5 we see
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Acts 5:1-5 King James Version
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
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Commentary.
Act 5:3 To lie to the Holy Ghost.
How come Peter said that Ananias was lying to the Holy Ghost?
Let us remember that All the 12 apostles, along with another 118 persons, in the upper room received the baptism in Fire that the Lord promised to their disceples to empower them to preach the Gospel. They were filled with the Holy Spirit, whom is GOD .
So we can say that when Ananias and Sapphira lied to Peter, they were actually actually liying to the Holy Spirit, GOD. ....thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
We see that the Holy Spirit is God, the Spirit of JESUS, and the FATHER , here in earth. GOD is a trinity, one GOD , three persons, the Holy Spirit is a person.
Let us look at the Books of Acts once again.
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Acts 18 King James Version
And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean; from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
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Commentary.
Who was the Apostle Paul?, He was a man full of the Holy Spirit, Lead by the Spirit in everything. The same that Peter and the rest of the Apostles.
In the passages below we see how Paul was pressed or prompted in his spirit by God the Holy Ghost
When he went to preach to Corinth church, to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ, they opposed and blasphemed , ( they rejected the testimony of Paul, they didn't accepted the true), so he stopped sharing Christ to them there because they could not hear the truth. They rejected the preaching and the Holy Spirit conviction to repent and give their lifes to Jesus.
Conclusion
The unforgivable sin is very likely, rejecting the Salvation offered by Jesus Christ, not only once, but a continual rejection of the Holy Spirit convictionafter seeing and unrefutable evidence that JESUS is the Messiah, the only savior of the world. When the Holy Spirit convicts a heart that they are sinners, that they need to repent , butthey harden their hearts and reject the Holy Spirit , even to the point of attributing the works of the Holy Spirit to Satan, and continue in this state , a person cannot by any any other way be saved. They are in continual rejection and unbelief.
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Warning: All sin , needs to be confessed , repented , on a regular basis. WIllfully sin and habitual sin will affect your spiritual life as the Bible says that the wages of sin is death. Not physical , but spiritual.
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Unforgivness is one of the most dangerous sins as can lead to bitternes, hathred and rejection.
Unforgivness needs to be renounced and sometimes a process of humbleness and asking forviness and releasing the offenser if needed. Unforgivness is one Satan's favorite tacticts, as God says in His word
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Matthew 6::15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
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If you have unforgivness,or butternes , pray to God, and bring it to the cross of Jesus, seek counceling and pastoral help. Deal with unforgivness, as soon as possible.
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Going back to the explanation of the unforgivable sin we find In the Book of Ephesians 1:12-14
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
If you reject and blaspheme the Holy Spirit then there is no conviction , and desire to repent and get right with God , the fact you are worried, concerned, visiting this website,shows you still want to reconcile with God.
If you are worried you had thought , or say or do something that may have blasphemed against the Holy Spirit then very likely you still have a heart that have not reached the Pharisees condition.
Satan, had attacked, lied, destroyed, many Christians, with condemmation about this sin, because ignorance and misinterpeting the Scriptures. I have met several pastors , preachers , who experience this satanic atacks , even famous Christians troughout the history such as:
John Bunyam who wrote many sermons ,and a Book The Pilgrim's Progress
Charles Spurgeon called by many "The Prince of the preachers" talked in his book : Spurgeon on Prayer & Spiritual Warfare about how he suffered from blasphemous toughts and fear of had commited an unpardonable sin.
God loves you. If you are alive and still desire to come back, repent from your sins, and serve the LORD there is much hope for you, don’t let the enemy deceive you more.
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This is one of my favorite verses from the Word of God All Mighty
Ecclesiastes 9: 4
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
I really hope God had opened your eyes in this study, I went almost three years with this concern, fearing God had abadoned me, depressed, anxious, but today I am free by His grace, the Lord delivered me, baptized my with the Holy Spirit . The war is not over, it will continue until He comes, but God showed me that He will never leave ur nor forsake us . Trust in His promises.
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The Lord Jesus is going to return soon, Jesus wants and will restore you, but to do His will and bring the good news to the lost ones.
God Bless You.
In Christ
Brother Ricardo.
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