Friday, March 17, 2006

Unforgivable Sin

I was studying my bible, and came across something I never knew before, and I would like to share it with you. Many of you may already now about the unforgivable sin, but for those of you that don't I would like to share it with you.
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.(Matthew 12:31)
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. (Matthew 12:32)
The Lord, Jesus Christ is telling us in his own words that blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is a unforgivable sin. He is telling us that whoever speaks against the Son of man ( Jesus Christ) it will be forgiving, but to slander the Holy Spirit in an unforgivable sin. God takes this very seriously. We first need to look and differentiate the meanings between blasphemy, and insulting the Holy Spirt (Holy Ghost). When we insult the Holy Spirit we are disobeying Him willfully. There are many of us that do this. For an example you curse, and when you curse the Holy Spirit is going to work in you by convicting you of your sin. If you willfully keep on cursing without confessing to the Lord, this would constitute a direct insult to the Holy Spirit, but would be forgiving if you confess. The reason why is because if you continue to curse, you are willfully ignoring the Holy Spirit's interaction with your soul. If you repent,your sins will be cleansed, if not the Holy Spirit will work on you until you do or you will quench the Holy Spirit. He will be there but silently.

Now blasphemy is to slander the Holy Spirit, mock, scoff, and make fun of him willfully. This can't be forgiven, and it is pretty logical why not if you think about it. If you slander the Lord, Jesus Christ, it is forgivable because the Holy Spirit can work in your heart so that you will hopefully confess of your sins and be washed anew. If a sinner blasphemes the Holy Spirit, then their would be no grounds for the Holy Spirit to convict you of your sins, because you are sinning against the one that would make you realize you were a sinner. Thus, there would be no room for redemption.

A lot of people who know this are scared that they have already committed this unforgivable sin, but its easy to find out if you have or have not blasphemed against the Holy Spirit. One, do you feel sorrow when you sin? Two, do you have a sincere heart and constanly try not to sin? And three, do you have a guilty conscience? I believe that if you can answer yes to any of these questions then you have not committed this sin. I hope this helps you out.

In His Service,
Walter Karroll

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