The unpardonable sin was committed by the Pharisees and scribes in regards to when Jesus was casting out demons. They said that He was casting out demons by the prince of demons, Beelzebub, which is another name for Satan. And since Jesus was casting out demons by the Spirit of God, they were saying that the Holy Spirit was an evil Spirit.
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And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul, ” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
23So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand. 25If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand. 26And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
The Unpardonable Sin:
28Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter. 29But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
30Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
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Therefore, in order for anyone to commit the unpardonable sin, they would have to make the same claim as the Scribes and Pharisees, which was that Jesus was casting out demons through the prince of demons. Since He was casting them out by the Spirit of God, then they were calling the Holy Spirit evil. That said, no one can accidentally or carelessly commit this sin. They would have to deliberately make the same claim as the Scribes and the Pharisees.
Not believing in Christ is not an example of the unpardonable sin. It just means that the individual has refused the only way of salvation and they therefore remain in the same condemned state that they've always been in.
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And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul, ” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
23So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand. 25If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand. 26And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
The Unpardonable Sin:
28Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter. 29But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
30Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
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Therefore, in order for anyone to commit the unpardonable sin, they would have to make the same claim as the Scribes and Pharisees, which was that Jesus was casting out demons through the prince of demons. Since He was casting them out by the Spirit of God, then they were calling the Holy Spirit evil. That said, no one can accidentally or carelessly commit this sin. They would have to deliberately make the same claim as the Scribes and the Pharisees.
Not believing in Christ is not an example of the unpardonable sin. It just means that the individual has refused the only way of salvation and they therefore remain in the same condemned state that they've always been in.
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