Most religious people don’t understand the meaning of blasphemy according to statistical surveys, and the meaning of blasphemy today is different than meaning of blasphemy years ago, but why, according to the Bible, is blasphemy of the Holy Ghost or Spirit (a part of the Trinity) an unforgivable sin doomed to Hell, yet blasphemy of the other two parts of the Trinity, the Father and the Son, is forgivable?
Why is this so, and what does it mean?
2006-09-06 18:37:29 · 15 answers · asked by Brenda's World 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Blasphemy seems to be anything one says that other people object to on religious grounds.
2006-09-06 18:43:11 · answer #1 · answered by Deb 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
blas‧phe‧my /ËblæsfÉmi/ Pronunciation Key Pronunciation[blas-fuh-mee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -mies. 1. impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
2. Judaism. a. an act of cursing or reviling God.
b. pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton (YHVH) in the original, now forbidden manner instead of using a substitute pronunciation such as Adonai.
3. Theology. the crime of assuming to oneself the rights or qualities of God.
4. irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.: He uttered blasphemies against life itself.
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME blasphemie < LL blasphÄmia < Gk. See blasphemous, -y3]
—Synonyms 1. profanity, cursing, swearing; sacrilege, impiety.
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As for the other stuff, the concept of the Trinity is up for debate, and so I'm not sure that all Christians would agree to this even being a relevant question. If there is in fact a trinity, would blasphemy of one part not constitute blasphemy of the whole?
2006-09-07 01:43:34 · answer #2 · answered by N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blasphemy is the perfectly legal criticism and negative commentary of religious beliefs in various forms.
2006-09-07 01:42:41 · answer #3 · answered by sheeple_rancher 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i believe blasphemy is when u make fun of ppl like speaking in tongues or if u make fun of the bible and twist its words around and just stuff like that.
2006-09-07 01:40:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the definition of Blasphemy is merely a very thoroughly and very contrived lie ... that simple ! I'll spare u my longer version and leave you with a reference to a complicated explaination to the contrary /////////////http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02595a.htm
2006-09-07 01:58:48 · answer #5 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Blasphemy is a creation of the corrupt Catholic church to keep their "sheep" under control. It's all nonsense.
2006-09-07 01:45:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
blasphemy to claim god has spoken to u directly when in fact he hasent to say u know facts that every1 else dosent know about god when u dont when u say jesus spoke to u and u know he didnt and then make up stuff and share it with other people about god to make them believe ur faith or whatever u created to believe when u know better
2006-09-07 01:51:05 · answer #7 · answered by fiestykitty04 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a string of curses made toward GOD in anger.
a person can ask for forgiveness of words spoken in haste and anger at the moment.When they cool dwn.
2006-09-07 01:44:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gr. blasphemia, signifies the speaking evil of God.
2006-09-07 01:46:34 · answer #9 · answered by G3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an act of cursing or reviling God. . the crime of assuming to oneself the rights or qualities of God. irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred
2006-09-07 01:44:09 · answer #10 · answered by jim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋