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To: Rebelbase
I thought the unforgivable sin was blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?

That was what I heard/thought, too.

I'm not so sure that 'unforgivable' is adequate. I think even this is up to the discretion of God. For instance, I know of someone that is buried into his bible. He was a camp counselor at some bible camp. He studied psychology and wanted to be a youth counselor at his church. Yet, he was tormented because at some time in his past he had blasphemed against the Holy Spirit. I forget why he had done so. I have to believe that God looks at circumstances which might have led to such a thing.

215 posted on 03/15/2002 12:10:40 PM PST by ET(end tyranny)
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To: ET(end tyranny)
I think the unforgivable (unpardonable) sin, the only sin that will condemn you to hell, is the sin of not recieving Jesus Christ as your personal saviour.

The Bible says it's God's will that all be saved, so if you don't get saved, you are going against God's will, which I think is the unpardonable sin.
218 posted on 03/15/2002 12:14:18 PM PST by jgrubbs
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To: ET(end tyranny); rebelbase; 2sheep; rnmomof7
From Cornerstone Church:

Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit

Question: I’m worried that I may have committed blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. How can I know if I committed this sin?

Answer:

Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"—because they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit." (Mark 3:28-30)

The scribes committed blasphemy when they attributed the miracles of Jesus to the devil instead of the Holy Spirit. They said that Jesus was possessed by the devil and cast out demons by the power of Satan (Mark 3:22).

Some Bible scholars believe that this particular sin could only be committed while Christ was on earth because the scribes said that Jesus was possessed by Satan. They witnessed, with their own eyes, the perfect Son of God performing miracles by the Spirit of God. In other words, this sin can’t be duplicated today simply because Jesus is no longer on earth in His physical body. The reason Jesus gave this warning was "because they were saying, ‘He (Jesus) has an unclean spirit.’"

Many people are afraid that they may have committed the unpardonable sin. The scribes were so embittered and hardened of heart that they weren’t the least bit concerned about their own spiritual condition. The fact that you are concerned that you may have blasphemed the Holy Spirit is proof that you have NOT committed this sin. A person who could commit the unpardonable sin wouldn’t care.

222 posted on 03/15/2002 12:18:53 PM PST by Sir Gawain
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