Post by James Blankenship on Apr 11, 2012 12:47:30 GMT -5
This is another of one of the most MIS-understood teachings in the Bible.
First of all, let's take a look at what the general understanding of Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is.
I have complied this list, from dozens of posts in the Religion & Spirituality section of Yahoo Answers:
(My answers will be below each answer here)
The unforgivable sin is regarding the Holy Spirit as Satan.
(Pretty close. See Below)
The only unforgivable sin is suicide, how can you beg forgiveness if you're dead?
(NO)
the unforgivable sin is to deny the holy ghost.. To not convert to christianity
(NO)
It is not believing that Jesus Christ is the saviour. If you do not confirm what the holy spirit is telling you then you are blaspheming the holy spirit.
(NO)
No it does not show up in the bible. Plus their is no unforgivable sin. We killed Jesus Christ God's son, and he forgave us. Their is no unforgivable sin.
(Yes there is! See Below)
Suicide cuz that person can no longer ask for forgiveness
(I'll address this further below)
The unforgivable sin or to commit the sin of blasphemy is to disregard Gods Words.
(NO)
The only unpardonable sin today is that of continued unbelief. There is no pardon for a person who dies in unbelief.
(True to the second part-No to the first. See Below)
blaspheming against the holy spirit is not believing jesus is the master and son of god...
(NO)
First of all you cannot commit it, if you do not know what it is.
(True, but this doesn't address what it is. See Below)
Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is a continual rejecting of the Holy Spirit's leading in your life.
(NO See Below)
true blasphemer would not care nor have fear.
(TRUE!!!! See Below)
Impossible because unforgivable sin is rejecting Christ
(NO)
After you're saved is the only time you can actually commit it.
(ABSOLUTELY FALSE!!!!!!!)
Let's take a look at what Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit REALLY is:
carm.org/what-blasphemy-holy-spirit-can-christian-commit-it
What is Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?
Saying that Jesus preformed works by the power of the devil. Crediting God's works with Satan!!
This is the ONLY THING that Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is!
If anyone thinks that it it is anything else, they are deceived.
I'd like to look at some of the answers that people THINK Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is, that I listed above.
"The unforgivable sin is regarding the Holy Spirit as Satan."
This person IS pretty close.
But it is regarding Christ AS doing the miracles that he did BY the power of Satan, NOT just regarding the Holy Ghost as Satan.
"No it does not show up in the bible. Plus their is no unforgivable sin. We killed Jesus Christ God's son, and he forgave us. Their is no unforgivable sin."
This person obviously HASN'T read their Bible very well, (if at all!), because it is very clearly talked about here:
classic.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.%2012:31-32%20&version=NIV
And incidentally: WE did not kill Jesus-the Romans did.
"Suicide cuz that person can no longer ask for forgiveness"
First of all:
"cuz"?
(Need I say more?)
Yes this is true, as I have talked about here:
2 Peter 3:9 (New International Version)
9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
God is waiting for you to come to know Him. As long as you can still breathe, that door is always open.
But one should pay attention to this:
Luke 12:18-20 (New International Version)
18 "Then he said, "This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry."
20 "But God said to him, "You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?"
Bottom Line:
You don't know the exact moment that you will die. Not even those who are terminally ill can know this.
This is where the fallacy of atheists/non-believers falls apart, when they say:
"Well, I'll just wait until I'm on my deathbed, & then I'll repent."
Sorry folks-it doesn't work that way.
"The only unpardonable sin today is that of continued unbelief. There is no pardon for a person who dies in unbelief.
Yes there IS no pardon for a person who dies in unbelief.
They CHOSE not to believe-I talked about this about in the section on free will here:
solascripturaalone.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=choice&action=display&thread=11&page=1
But it is NOT continued disbelief. As long as a person can breath, they CAN come to personally KNOW Christ's love & forgiveness, no matter HOW LONG they chose not believe, as seen here:
2 Peter 3:9 (New International Version)
9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
"First of all you cannot commit it, if you do not know what it is."
True; And here is what it is:
carm.org/what-blasphemy-holy-spirit-can-christian-commit-it
"true blasphemer would not care nor have fear."
Very true, & here is why:
If you are worried that you may have committed the sin and can't be forgiven, then don't be concerned. If you are worrying about it, then you haven't committed it. If you are worried about it, then that is a sign that you have not committed it. If you had, you wouldn't be concerned.
And finally, we have this:
"After you're saved is the only time you can actually commit it."
This is a LIE!
carm.org/what-blasphemy-holy-spirit-can-christian-commit-it
This answer:
""After you're saved is the only time you can actually commit it.""
is typical of the lies that atheist/non-believers use on the Religion & Spirituality section.
And that is why it is such a sham!
And it's sad as well, because there ARE those very few people who DO come to R&S looking for answers, & in turn, are filled with lies like this:
"After you're saved is the only time you can actually commit it"
See this section here for more explanation:
solascripturaalone.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=yahoo&action=display&thread=6
James
First of all, let's take a look at what the general understanding of Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is.
I have complied this list, from dozens of posts in the Religion & Spirituality section of Yahoo Answers:
(My answers will be below each answer here)
The unforgivable sin is regarding the Holy Spirit as Satan.
(Pretty close. See Below)
The only unforgivable sin is suicide, how can you beg forgiveness if you're dead?
(NO)
the unforgivable sin is to deny the holy ghost.. To not convert to christianity
(NO)
It is not believing that Jesus Christ is the saviour. If you do not confirm what the holy spirit is telling you then you are blaspheming the holy spirit.
(NO)
No it does not show up in the bible. Plus their is no unforgivable sin. We killed Jesus Christ God's son, and he forgave us. Their is no unforgivable sin.
(Yes there is! See Below)
Suicide cuz that person can no longer ask for forgiveness
(I'll address this further below)
The unforgivable sin or to commit the sin of blasphemy is to disregard Gods Words.
(NO)
The only unpardonable sin today is that of continued unbelief. There is no pardon for a person who dies in unbelief.
(True to the second part-No to the first. See Below)
blaspheming against the holy spirit is not believing jesus is the master and son of god...
(NO)
First of all you cannot commit it, if you do not know what it is.
(True, but this doesn't address what it is. See Below)
Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is a continual rejecting of the Holy Spirit's leading in your life.
(NO See Below)
true blasphemer would not care nor have fear.
(TRUE!!!! See Below)
Impossible because unforgivable sin is rejecting Christ
(NO)
After you're saved is the only time you can actually commit it.
(ABSOLUTELY FALSE!!!!!!!)
Let's take a look at what Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit REALLY is:
carm.org/what-blasphemy-holy-spirit-can-christian-commit-it
What is Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?
Saying that Jesus preformed works by the power of the devil. Crediting God's works with Satan!!
This is the ONLY THING that Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is!
If anyone thinks that it it is anything else, they are deceived.
I'd like to look at some of the answers that people THINK Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is, that I listed above.
"The unforgivable sin is regarding the Holy Spirit as Satan."
This person IS pretty close.
But it is regarding Christ AS doing the miracles that he did BY the power of Satan, NOT just regarding the Holy Ghost as Satan.
"No it does not show up in the bible. Plus their is no unforgivable sin. We killed Jesus Christ God's son, and he forgave us. Their is no unforgivable sin."
This person obviously HASN'T read their Bible very well, (if at all!), because it is very clearly talked about here:
classic.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.%2012:31-32%20&version=NIV
And incidentally: WE did not kill Jesus-the Romans did.
"Suicide cuz that person can no longer ask for forgiveness"
First of all:
"cuz"?
(Need I say more?)
Yes this is true, as I have talked about here:
2 Peter 3:9 (New International Version)
9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
God is waiting for you to come to know Him. As long as you can still breathe, that door is always open.
But one should pay attention to this:
Luke 12:18-20 (New International Version)
18 "Then he said, "This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry."
20 "But God said to him, "You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?"
Bottom Line:
You don't know the exact moment that you will die. Not even those who are terminally ill can know this.
This is where the fallacy of atheists/non-believers falls apart, when they say:
"Well, I'll just wait until I'm on my deathbed, & then I'll repent."
Sorry folks-it doesn't work that way.
"The only unpardonable sin today is that of continued unbelief. There is no pardon for a person who dies in unbelief.
Yes there IS no pardon for a person who dies in unbelief.
They CHOSE not to believe-I talked about this about in the section on free will here:
solascripturaalone.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=choice&action=display&thread=11&page=1
But it is NOT continued disbelief. As long as a person can breath, they CAN come to personally KNOW Christ's love & forgiveness, no matter HOW LONG they chose not believe, as seen here:
2 Peter 3:9 (New International Version)
9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
"First of all you cannot commit it, if you do not know what it is."
True; And here is what it is:
carm.org/what-blasphemy-holy-spirit-can-christian-commit-it
"true blasphemer would not care nor have fear."
Very true, & here is why:
If you are worried that you may have committed the sin and can't be forgiven, then don't be concerned. If you are worrying about it, then you haven't committed it. If you are worried about it, then that is a sign that you have not committed it. If you had, you wouldn't be concerned.
And finally, we have this:
"After you're saved is the only time you can actually commit it."
This is a LIE!
carm.org/what-blasphemy-holy-spirit-can-christian-commit-it
A believer cannot commit the unforgivable sin. How can someone who has been born again (John 3:7), made a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17), and received eternal life (John 10:27-28) actually commit the unforgivable sin? He cannot. Jesus Himself said that we have eternal life, not conditional life: "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand" (John 10:27-28). Besides, it says in 2 Cor. 5:17 that the Christian is a new creation in Christ. We are different, no longer slaves to the old nature (Rom. 6:14). We are regenerated by the Holy Spirit.
This answer:
""After you're saved is the only time you can actually commit it.""
is typical of the lies that atheist/non-believers use on the Religion & Spirituality section.
And that is why it is such a sham!
And it's sad as well, because there ARE those very few people who DO come to R&S looking for answers, & in turn, are filled with lies like this:
"After you're saved is the only time you can actually commit it"
See this section here for more explanation:
solascripturaalone.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=yahoo&action=display&thread=6
James
