Unforgiveable Sin

[Daily verse and quote]

"So I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come."
Matthew 12:31-32 (ISV)

 

Sin. Rub out the first and last letters,

and you have “I” – or carnal self –

the root of sin.

Anon.

[R. Hartono]

Matt 12:23 The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?” 24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, does this man drive out demons.”

Those Pharisees were face to face with GOD IN THE FLESH and they still accuse Jesus as followers of Beelzebul out of their wickedness and jealoussy, because those Pharisees' God is their own stomach actually, its their wickedness that make them unforgiven.

Edited April 9, 2020 by R. Hartono

[*Zion*]

I agree.

Moreover I grieve at how 'I' has become so subjugated by the flesh.  I am a temple of the Holy Spirit.  I am made in God's image.  Although I was born in original sin, I house the potential to be a vessel, a carrier of the Word, the Presence, the Power of God.  And yet, because sin entered through flesh, my flesh is so vulnerable, and I am so susceptible to sin. 

Ultimately, it is 'I' who decides whether to succumb to the flesh or to obey God.  I bear the responsibility of sin before God, not my flesh.  My flesh is just a very vulnerable house in which 'I' live.  Not to lay blame, but it was Eve, and Adam, who by their disobedience allowed sin to enter through the flesh, making it so vulnerable and weak to the point where God said in Genesis 6 that His Spirit would no longer strive with man for his only flesh.  His being so corrputed to the point where he is just a walking vessel of sin.  Imagine what we have lost, and how much, by inheritance of our parents, Adam and Eve.

And yet, imagine what we have gained!  Not just a revived spirit, but God's Spirit, the Holy Spirit, dwelling in us!!!  Praise God for His marvellous work for restoring the 'I' in me back to its original place and position in Him, to be a vessel.  Everything that God has created is good. That includes you and me and all human beings. 

And so if we do sin against His Spirit, that which restores us back to life, we refuse it, thereby negating it.  So how then can we accept that which we have refused?  How then can we be forgiven of that which we won't acknowledge?  Both from God's perspective, and man's, the point would be completely null and void. 'I' and not my flesh would bear the responsibility.  Therefore 'I' would not be forgiven, having negated the very One who would lead me to conviction, and therefore repentance, and therefore forgiveness.

I hope I am making sense  Bless you! 

Edited April 9, 2020 by *Zion*
Grammar error

[Daily verse and quote]

Yes, Zion, you are making perfect sense.

Thank you for your comprehensive response.

But how were you able to compose your thoughts

in such a short period of time...minutes? !

 

[*Zion*]

Hehe, I guess these things have been on my mind, of late.  Particularly the fact that Jesus is the ultimate fulfilling of the prophecy that is Isaiah 55:11.  That hit me like a lightning bolt just recently, and has shifted my perspective on many things simultaneously and in such a glorious fashion.

All glory to God - can it really go anywhere else?  

[Daily verse and quote]

Right-on in your conclusion!

[Daily verse and quote]

To R. Hartono,

My "take" on this is that it exhibits PRIDE on the part of the Pharisees.

And PRIDE has been called the "greatest of sins".

Not because it's worse than, say, murder, but that its tenacles

extend to almost any sin we commit.

[*Zion*]

Oh my goodness, yes!  I had never thought about it in that way before.  Of course, many of the sins there are have their root in pride of some form.  

So, naturally, it sets itself against grace and forgiveness even more than all the other sins.  The person under its influence figures they don't need anything like that - too proud

What we would do without a God of grace I have no clue!

[Riverwalker]

Many people ask if they have committed this sin, and they are so fearful and worried.  I tell them is you care, you haven't committed it, you are not beyond the forgiveness of God, because if you had committed it, you would be dead as a rock inside...devoid of any care or presence of God. It not something you stumble into

 

Edited April 9, 2020 by Riverwalker

[Jedi4Yahweh]

In context of that scripture of sinning against the Holy Spirit was because they said that Jesus was casting out demons using demonic powers and not by God.  They were associating the work of the Holy Spirit which Jesus operated in as a demonic spirit.  Jesus said this sin can never be forgiven. 

How is this applicable today?   The bible speaks that God gave certain gifts to people by the Holy Spirit such as prophecy, healing, miracles, gift of diverse tongues, gift of discernment, gift of knowledge and wisdom.  When people are operating in the Holy Spirit and  when people accuse them of operating by demons they have blasphemed the Holy Spirit which gave them that gift.  

In context:   

Mar 3:22-30 NLT - But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, "He's possessed by Satan, the prince of demons. That's where he gets the power to cast out demons." Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration. "How can Satan cast out Satan?" he asked. "A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse. Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart. And if Satan is divided and fights against himself, how can he stand? He would never survive. Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man like Satan and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger--someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house. "I tell you the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences." He told them this because they were saying, "He's possessed by an evil spirit."  

1Co 12:7-11 NKJV - But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit [of all]: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another [different] kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.

Edited April 9, 2020 by Jedi4Yahweh