"Whosoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come." Matthew 12:32
Sometimes people worry that they have committed this unforgivable sin. But only those who have turned their backs on God and rejected all faith have any need to worry.
The unpardonable sin was the deliberate refusal to acknowledge God's power in Christ. It indicated a deliberate and irreversible hardness of heart. Jesus said they couldn't be forgiven, not because their sin was worse than any other, but because they were never gonna ask for forgiveness. (Bible notes)
In Matthew chapter 12, the Pharisees had blasphemed against the Spirit by attributing the power by which Christ did miracles to Satan instead of the Holy Spirit. The truth of course was that Jesus was casting out demons by the Spirit of God. His entire life as a Man on earth was lived by the power of the Holy Spirit. He was the Spirit-filled Messiah whom Isaiah had foretold (Isa. 11:2; 42:1; 61:1-3). Far from being in league with Satan, the Lord Jesus was Satan's Conqueror. (William MacDonald)
Precious Pearls:
-"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved" Acts 16:31
-"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved! Acts 4:12
"The Christian faith is faith in Christ. Its value or worth is not in the one believing, but in the One believed - not in the one trusting, but in the One trusted!" Josh McDowell
"There is no pit so deep, that God's love is not deeper still." Author unknown
Claudine
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