This is the unforgivable sin. What exactly does it mean? Maybe I've done it and don't remember and that is why I have so many doubts about my salvation.
2007-01-09 03:57:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I thought I was taught at Bethany that blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is the one sin that there is no redemption for.
2007-01-09 04:01:43 · update #1
Somebody look down- he quoted it in the replies. What does this mean???
2007-01-09 04:02:45 · update #2
Well, blashpheming against the Holy Spirit is the unforgivable sin, yes, but yet the Bible says that if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us. So wait a minute, how is that? The Holy Spirit's base job is to show us if we have sinned through what we already know. Blaspheming as another definition is to execrate, in other words, to abominate. So blasphemeing against the Holy Spirit is to abominate it, or to ignore what it's saying. Eventually, if you keep doing that, you won't be able to hear it anymore, like how if you take a drug a lot, the effect gets weaker, until it does nothing for you anymore. So, if you actually concerned about blaspheming the Holy Spirit, then you didn't, because you still actually care.
2007-01-09 04:23:49 · answer #1 · answered by Yvonne B. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can a Believer "Lose" His Salvation?
Or Stated More Accurately, Can He Forfeit It?
Has God indeed said...Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away."? (Luke 8:13)
the scripture clearly teaches BOTH the sovereignty of God AND the free will of men. To deny this is irrational, and must be caused by something other than reason based on scriptural precepts.
The scriptural position is that a person who is saved can forfeit that salvation. The bible teaches those at highest risk of forfeiting their salvation are those who are newly saved, and those who continue on in known disobedience, after being born again.
The elect are those whom God chose, whom God foresaw would both trust in His Son AND who would endure or persevere in the faith given them until the end of their physical life, or the return of Jesus.
Those whose hearts are seeking the Lord with all that is in them, should have no concern about "losing" their salvation. Nor should they have any concern about forfeiting their salvation.
Salvation cannot be lost, but it can be forfeited - this is the nature of covenants in the bible. The bible no where guarantee's someone that salvation once received cannot be turned away from or forfeited by the individual that possesses it.
Receiving salvation involves man's will, and not works. Forfeiting salvation involves man's will, and not works. In the same way the Lord did not force His salvation on anyone, He neither forces anyone to remain in the covenant.
2007-01-09 12:07:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. This is a sin for people who KNOW for a fact that God is real. And by know, I don't mean have faith, or really feel it in your heart (like most of us), I mean the heavens have been opened to you and you have seen and spoken with God face to face level of knowledge.
The only well known example we have of someone doing this is Satan and his 1/3 of the hosts of heaven. Who dwelt with God, who was an angel, knew God's plan, and totally rejected it anyway.
Most people don't even qualify to commit this sin, and if you did, you would know it.
2007-01-09 12:08:55 · answer #3 · answered by daisyk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unpardonable sin is the one you can never bee redeemed for. this penalty is only for GOD'S elect who refuse to let the holy spirit speak thru them when the anti-christ comes. it is doubtful any of elect will falter and commit this sin.
research blasphemy more, it may be a completely different and might be forgiveable.
2007-01-09 12:10:06 · answer #4 · answered by the_shepherd's_child 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is crediting works of the Holy Spirit to an evil source. Notice when it is used, the Jewish priests are saying Jesus is lead by a demon. In the gospel of John, Jesus says, "If you were blind you would not be guilty of sin, but now that you claim to see, your guilt remains", indicating that if people never hear about Jesus they wont be condemned for never having believed in him, but if people knew about Jesus, and knowingly reject him, they wont be forgiven because their choice was not one of ignorance, but of rebellion. But fear not, for even Paul thought the Christian system was not godly, but he turned himself around and we certainly think Paul went to heaven..... So it is only "unforgivable" if you die having never repented of it.
2007-01-09 12:21:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You, me are not capable of any unforgivable sin.
Your sins past, present, and future have been paid for.
Faith is all that is required for your salvation.
2007-01-09 18:01:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lmao I just blasphemed the Holy Ghost on another question.
"...but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. and whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man shall be forgiven him: but who soever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall never be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come."
2007-01-09 12:01:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we've all done it I'm sure, and there is no sin that God will not forgive.
2007-01-09 12:00:58 · answer #8 · answered by jinenglish68 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋