It's apparently a bad thing but it's hard for me to see what it means. I understand what blaspheming God and Jesus are about but I've never thought about how one might go about this. Anyone willing to show me what it means?
2006-12-15 03:56:31 · 15 answers · asked by Bad Liberal 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are many ways. Insomuch as many are forgivable, the one that cannot be forgiven is "final impenitence" or final denial of God or denial to God that you have done wrong.
Other incidents include being jealous of another spiritual good, denying the truth, denying God's nature, denying God's humanity, and so forth.
2006-12-15 03:59:52 · answer #1 · answered by BigPappa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
✞✞✞ "The unforgivable sin of speaking against the Holy Spirit has been interpreted in various ways, but the true meaning cannot contradict other Scripture. It is unequivocally clear that the one unforgivable sin is permanently rejecting Christ (John 3:18; 3:36). Thus, speaking against the Holy Spirit is equivalent to rejecting Christ with such finality that no future repentance is possible. 'My spirit shall not always strive with man,' God said long ago (Genesis 6:3). …In the context of this particular passage (Matthew 12:22-32), Jesus had performed a great miracle of creation, involving both healing and casting out a demon, but the Pharisees rejected this clear witness of the Holy Spirit. Instead they attributed His powers to Satan, thus demonstrating an attitude permanently resistant to the Spirit, and to the deity and saving Gospel of Christ"
2016-05-24 20:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by Liana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My understanding of your question is this: Blaspheming the Holy Spirit is in essence denying the redemptive work of God, which was done through the power of the Holy Spirit, and was evident in the teachings and works of God's Son, Jesus of Nazareth. In conclusion, it simply means that you have rejected God's gift of salvation made evident to you by the Holy Spirit.
2006-12-15 04:11:35 · answer #3 · answered by Turnhog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ahhh, the unforgivable sin, an excellant question my young learner. Honestly, no one knows. So, don't believe anything that anyone tells you on the subject. Many people means that this means to reject the invitation that the Holy Spirit (HS) extends to each of us. If you reject the HS then you are condemned to hell. Personally, I don't believe in any of this anymore. I'm an agnostic. But, that's the answer that you are probably looking for.
Reverend Jank
2006-12-15 04:00:15 · answer #4 · answered by Reverend Jank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unpardonable Sin
What is the Assemblies of God belief concerning the unpardonable sin?
Matthew 12:31, Mark 3:29, and Luke 12:10 speak of an unforgivable sin. All three Gospel authors describe the sin as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. The immediate context of Matthew and Mark indicates that the act of committing this sin involves attributing the work of Jesus done through the power of the Holy Spirit to Beelzebub, the prince of demons. However, a careful analysis of the relevant passages reveals four important aspects of the unforgivable sin.
First, it involves a deliberate or willful act of unbelief. Note that Mark 3:22 describes the Pharisees "coming down from Jerusalem." A survey of the preceding narrative (Mark 2,3) shows a pattern of opposition to Jesus’ ministry and suggests that their coming down was with the same intention. This sin was not committed in ignorance. These Pharisees (Matthew 12:24) and scribes (Mark 3:22) were experts in the Law. Matthew tells us their blasphemous accusation came after they heard the people asking whether Jesus could really be the Messiah. They had just witnessed the healing of the blind and dumb demoniac. Certainly, they if anyone should have known that Jesus’ deeds were in agreement with scriptural prophecies (see Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:16-21; 7:18-22) concerning the Messiah. This sin is not a single momentary act. While it may appear as such on the surface, the Greek rendering of Mark 3:22 is best translated, "they kept saying," indicating that the scribes were dogging Jesus’ footsteps making this accusation repeatedly. Finally, this sin was committed in full view of a demonstration of God’s power. Luke 4:18 indicates that Jesus went forth "in the power of the Holy Spirit." Consequently, the rejection of Jesus by the scribes and Pharisees constitutes a rejection of the Holy Spirit’s witness to Jesus as the Messiah.
From these four aspects we must conclude that the unpardonable sin or blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is more descriptive of a spiritual state or condition than a single act of sin. The act described in the Gospels witnesses to a final state in a process of rebellion on the part of those who have continually rejected the Holy Spirit’s witness to Christ. Such rejection and denial of the authentic work and person of the Holy Spirit results in the inability to discern "light" (the work of God) from "darkness" (the work of Satan) even when confronted by the Holy Spirit’s miracle witness to Jesus.
CONCERNS:
Often in the church we encounter individuals who are disturbed over their lack of spiritual sensitivity or progress. Some may even doubt their salvation harboring a haunting suspicion that they have at one time committed the unpardonable sin. These individuals need to be carefully guided through the Scriptures to realize that their very concern is evidence that they have not committed the unpardonable sin. They need to note that those in the Gospels who committed this sin were persistent in their rejection of Christ, showed no remorse or repentance toward their sin of unbelief, and displayed no desire to understand the truth of Jesus’ words. They need to see what the Scriptures clearly teach: that genuine (godly) sorrow for sin will lead to repentance (2 Corinthians 7:10), that one who comes to Jesus in repentance and faith will never be cast aside (John 6:37), that "whoever calls upon the name of the Lord" will find salvation (Romans 10:9), and that the believer who confesses his/her sins has a faithful and just Savior who will provide forgiveness and spiritual cleansing (1 John 1:9).
2006-12-15 03:59:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sure, its saying "There is no God, he is not real", or mocking the Holy Spirit, wich is a part of God, rejecting the gifts of the Spirit, such as Christ.
2006-12-15 03:59:23 · answer #6 · answered by sweetie_baby 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Holy Spirit is a completely fictional. The Holy Spirit is a vague undefined piece of crap religious superstition.
2006-12-15 03:58:26 · answer #7 · answered by nondescript 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
It goes a little something like this:
There's no such thing as the holy spirit.
2006-12-15 03:58:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
what I find interesting is that they call it the "unforgiveable" sin.
So, what they are literally saying is: Murder a child, you can repent. Deny an aspect of the "trinity", you can't be forgiven.
Weird, huh?
2006-12-15 04:02:12 · answer #9 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you blaspheme something unknown to exist?
2006-12-15 03:58:27 · answer #10 · answered by yeah 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋