[h=2]What is the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? The Unpardonable Sin?[/h][h=2]Although this is a very deep verse which is found in 3 of the synoptic gospels(Mark, Luke, and Matthew) , that many bible scholars had debated over the years, and that is without a doubt one of the most serious warnings in the entire Bible. Due my personal experience with this fear, that the Lord delivered me powerfully, and after prayer I feel that the Lord has given me revelation on what this verse means. Lets read it.[/h][h=2]Mathew 12:22-36 King James Version[/h][h=2]Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spoke 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.[/h]
Let us know look at Mark verse 3 into more detail.
Mark 3:20-30 King James Version
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.
First we need to understand the context of this passages, we see the Lord Jesus showing with all the power of the Holy Spirit, that the kingdom of God had come, and Jesus performed many miracles, and fullfilled all the prophecies from the Old Testament. Jesus , God Himself was here in this eart showing, mercy, kindness, love, compassion, powerful teachings like no one else, but many Jews, scribes and pharisees , showed disrespec, hatred, and unbelief, that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God and the hardened their hearts to the point of attributing Jesus works to Beelzebub , the prince of devils, this is Satan himself, how blind they were......
Blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation....
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Commentary.
We see that blaspheme significance is a continual action, of an un repeated 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 them that if they continued this rejection, there would have not forgiveness , because Jesus is the only Way to the Father. 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.
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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.
So we see that this sin, can be still committed in our days, because 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.
We see in the Book of Acts, the story of Saul, which after a powerful encounter with Jesus, was blinded, and converted to be an Apostle of Jesus to take the gospel to the Gentils. Paul lived a life after his convertion, full of the Holy Spirit, which took him and guided him to testify, and preach about the Gospel of the Lord Jesus boudly.
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.
If you are worried you had say or do something that may have blasphemed against the Holy Spirit then very likely you hadnt, otherwise, your heart would be harden to even search for help, because, you wouldn't care at all.
If you believe in Jesus, and want to get right with Him, and serve Him, then you had not committed this sin!
Satan, had attacked, lied, destroyed, thousands even millions Christians, with misinterpreting the Scripture.
I really hope God had opened your eyes in this study, I went almost three years with this concern, fearing God had abandoned me, depressed, anxious, but today I am free, the Lord delivered me, baptized my with the Holy Spirit , and I am joyful and loving Jesus more every day.
If you want to start the process , or recommit yourself to the Lord, please visit the links in this page.
The Lord Jesus is going to return soon, there is no time to live in condemnation, but to do His will and bring the good news to the lost ones. Feel free to contact me if I can of any help.
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.
God Bless You.
Check my testimony here
Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit - A Testimony of Victory
In Christ
Brother Ricardo.
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.[/h]
Let us know look at Mark verse 3 into more detail.
Mark 3:20-30 King James Version
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.
First we need to understand the context of this passages, we see the Lord Jesus showing with all the power of the Holy Spirit, that the kingdom of God had come, and Jesus performed many miracles, and fullfilled all the prophecies from the Old Testament. Jesus , God Himself was here in this eart showing, mercy, kindness, love, compassion, powerful teachings like no one else, but many Jews, scribes and pharisees , showed disrespec, hatred, and unbelief, that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God and the hardened their hearts to the point of attributing Jesus works to Beelzebub , the prince of devils, this is Satan himself, how blind they were......
Blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation....
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Commentary.
We see that blaspheme significance is a continual action, of an un repeated 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 them that if they continued this rejection, there would have not forgiveness , because Jesus is the only Way to the Father. 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.
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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.
So we see that this sin, can be still committed in our days, because 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.
We see in the Book of Acts, the story of Saul, which after a powerful encounter with Jesus, was blinded, and converted to be an Apostle of Jesus to take the gospel to the Gentils. Paul lived a life after his convertion, full of the Holy Spirit, which took him and guided him to testify, and preach about the Gospel of the Lord Jesus boudly.
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.
Conclusion
We can therefore conclude that this sin is a continual rejection of the Holy Spirit conviction for repentance , accepting the Lord Jesus Christ, and life to seve Him.If you are worried you had say or do something that may have blasphemed against the Holy Spirit then very likely you hadnt, otherwise, your heart would be harden to even search for help, because, you wouldn't care at all.
If you believe in Jesus, and want to get right with Him, and serve Him, then you had not committed this sin!
Satan, had attacked, lied, destroyed, thousands even millions Christians, with misinterpreting the Scripture.
I really hope God had opened your eyes in this study, I went almost three years with this concern, fearing God had abandoned me, depressed, anxious, but today I am free, the Lord delivered me, baptized my with the Holy Spirit , and I am joyful and loving Jesus more every day.
If you want to start the process , or recommit yourself to the Lord, please visit the links in this page.
The Lord Jesus is going to return soon, there is no time to live in condemnation, but to do His will and bring the good news to the lost ones. Feel free to contact me if I can of any help.
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.
God Bless You.
Check my testimony here
Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit - A Testimony of Victory
In Christ
Brother Ricardo.
