Recent content by sawdust

And out of the mouth comes the things held in the heart (values). What is your point? They spoke without thinking? It was just a mistake they spoke ill of the Spirit's workings? Some words have more than one meaning. Context helps us to understand the meaning. The context is attributing the...

I don't know how to say it any clearer. Sorry. No it's not possible, the very passage teaches us that. Why do you think they won't be forgiven? It isn't because God refuses to extend mercy, it is because it is impossible for them to see their need for forgiveness ergo they will never repent of...

You're response to what I have been saying isn't making any sense. I've been saying that to blaspheme the Holy Spirit one must invert goodness and evil and attribute the works of the Spirit to Satan. Another poster has been trying to claim that the Heb. 6 passage is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit...

Yes they should and they can decide whether continuing to sacrifice a spotless lamb for a sin offering is the same as crucifying Christ again or if doing what was required under the Law prior to the crucifixion is blaspheming the Holy Spirit. :)

The Hebrew people have shamed Christ. There is absolutely nothing said in the passage about blaspheming the Holy Spirit. You are simply making that part up. They will not repent from adding animal sacrifices to Christ's sacrifice. They have not said Christ's sacrifice is from the source of evil...

If you look at the Matthew 12 passage you will find those who are blaspheming the Holy Spirit are calling a good work as coming from the source of evil. It is far worse than simple name calling. They cannot be forgiven, not because God refuses to extend mercy, but because they are incapable of...

Obvious. The unsaved in Matthew who have rejected goodness itself, let alone the source of all good, God Almighty. The Hebrew people (who are saved) will not repent from animal sacrifices, thinking they are still "in vogue" even though they had been taught Christ's sacrifice is sufficient...

I think I'll stop now. You're starting to make less and less sense. There is no contradiction, it is two different types of sin by two different types of people.

That doesn't even make sense. How do you harmonise contradictions? Contradictions by their very nature are in opposition. :) There is nothing to harmonise. Matthew passage is blasphemy of the Spirit. Hebrews passage is shaming Christ. Two different wrongs.

There is no contradiction because you failed to see the ones blaspheming the Spirit in Matt. are unbelievers. The believers in Hebrews are not blaspheming the Holy Spirit they are shaming Christ. You are not harmonizing scripture you are stretching what only an unbeliever can do to make a...

What's that got to do with unbelievers blaspheming the Holy Spirit? You seem to be having trouble with context. :)

Did we all miss where you failed to recognise Matt.12 are unbelievers and Heb.6 are believers? You are trying to compare apples and oranges.

Yes, slaves of obedience, not slaves to obedience and we are slaves of obedience when we are led of the Spirit and trust in His word for that is to worship in Spirit and truth, the word is truth. On this we can agree. It requires submission to God and denial of self which begins on the inside...

I don't understand why you are making it so difficult. We agree we must trust (abide) in Him and be led of the Spirit, yes? If your brother sins against you, what will the Spirit lead you to do, forgive or take revenge? Forgive, yes? But if instead you take revenge then what has happened to you...

Because you seem to be suggesting doing His commands is necessary to being saved when, even during the time when the keeping of the Law was the way to work out one's salvation, it didn't save anyone. Have I not been saying all along we must rest in Him and be led of His Spirit? I don't know...