Matthew 12:31-32 (ESV)
31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
32 And 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 age to come.
Mark 3:22, 28-30 (ESV)
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.” 28 “[Jesus Said] Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—
30 for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Today’s blog is on a question we’ve heard in Christian circles for decades, “What is the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, and can I know if I have committed it?”
According to the passages cited in Matthew and Mark, claiming Jesus was and is demon possessed and that the works the Holy Spirit did and does through Him are of the devil. So, unless you have committed that sin, assigning God’s work in Jesus to Satan himself, you have not committed the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.
The word, “blasphemeo” in Greek means Reviling against the Holy Spirit, to resist the convicting power of the Holy Spirit unto repentance.
Complete Word Study Dictionary, The – The Complete Word Study Dictionary – New Testament.
This blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, then, should render you spiritually dead, unable to repent. If this is true, and you’re concerned you may have committed this grave sin, you haven’t.
The series of answers to supposed biblical contradictions listed on the American Atheists’ site has had a less than enthusiastic response on this blog, so I’ve put them all into one document that can be seen on my web site, AnswersAZ.com. We will not continue the series on the blog.
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