If denying the holy spirit is such an unforgiveable sin....?

Question

Why did the Apostle Peter become a Saint?

Let us not forget that he denied Jesus not once but actually THREE TIMES....

How come the Cathoholic Church was founded by him?

And since the Pope is St. Peter's successor, does that mean that each Pope has also denied Jesus, who by Christian "logic" is ALSO the Holy Spirit,and ergo, the Pope is also doomed to suffer in the throes of HELL???

Answer 1

"Cathoholic" sounds cool. Especially for people that are into holy spirits.

Answer 2

Jesus is not the Holy Spirit. Jesus describes the Holy Spirit in John 14-16 as another one like Himself, to be with the Church for all time. You see the coming of the Holy Spirit to the Church in Acts 2. Peter received the Holy Spirit as did the other apostles and disciples present on that great day.

Not only the Catholic church, but the complete Church (ie all genuine believers in Christ) was founded by Christ. The Holy Spirit empowers everything truly successful spiritually that we do as christians.

Answer 3

First of all, there are no unforgiveable sins. Sin is sin, it has no weight or value. One is not worth more or less than any other. To God, a person with one sin, and a person with a million sins are the same. Denying the Holy Spirit means when you heard the gospel message (Your a sinner, you can't get to heaven on your own, you need Christ to act as a mediator between you and God to receive forgiveness for your sins) If when you heard that, you rejected it and said, God doesn't exist, I don't need Christ, I'll believe in another God, or any of a variety of excuses, then you've just denied the Holy Spirit. And if you die, you will go to hell.
This does not mean that you may not have a later opportunity to come to God. You may in a 1, 5, 10 years change your mind and finally accept Christ. But no one knows if you'll get another chance to accept him.

In the case of Peter, Peter denied knowing Jesus 3 times, but later came to Christ. Jesus forgave him and asked him 3 times if he (Peter) loved Jesus. I think he asked him the same question three times to make up for the three denials of Peter. Peter did not set up the Catholic church. The Catholic church claims that Peter set them up, but there is no proof of it. The Pope is not the Holy Spirit and has never claimed to be. And then you lost me. Good luck with all that, you seem pretty confused about God and Christianity. Email me if you want to talk about this or something else more.

Answer 4

It goes beyond simple denial. Peter denied that he knew Jesus because he was afraid, the Bible records that afterwards he 'wept bitterly'--obviously he repented of his actions & was forgiven. Jesus instructed Mary Magdalene to 'tell My disciples & Peter that I am going to Galilee' after His resurrection, later Jesus has a conversation with Peter about how much does Peter love Him & instructs Peter to 'feed My sheep'. Peter became the apostle to the Jews. That he "founded" the Catholic Church cannot be substantiated w/ scripture. . As far as how he became a "Saint", that's a Catholic thing--I'm a Charismatic, to us all born-again believers are saints & we believe the Bible bears this out. So, no, this doesn't mean that succeeding popes have denied Jesus, although the Catholic Church certainly seems to deny His power. Jesus & the Holy Spirit aren't the same. The way for anyone,including the pope, to avoid hell is to accept Jesus as Savior. Being born Catholic isn't enough.

Answer 5

As Jesus stated in John 14-17, the job of the Holy Spirit is to lead people to Jesus. Jesus paid the price for our sins. If we don't accept where the Holy Spirit leads us, our sins are not forgiven.

God has three parts, or expressions, much like we do (we have a spirit, a soul, and a body). The Holy Spirit's function is to lead people to Jesus. Eventually Peter listened and was led back to Jesus. Only if a person wont listen to the Holy Spirit, will they not be saved/forgiven.

Answer 6

FIrst of all , those who deny Jesus and come back and repent will be forgiven. Denying the Holy Spirit is different. Peter repented- and Jesus Himself restored- if it was unforgivable Jesus Himself would not have restored Peter let alone made him the rock of which the church is built. Denying the work of the Holy Spirit is what is unforgivable. If you deny the Holy Spirit you would not care about denying Jesus- Peter was heart broken about his sin, Jesus loved Him and restored Him- read the whole story.

Answer 7

Peter denied being buddies with Jesus; he didn't deny the Holy Spirit.

Yes, Peter was a "Hot Head" full of testosterone while he hung out with Jesus. The very fact that St. Peter could change his ways & giving up being a hot - head, ministering as Jesus did, and dying on the cross (where he once denyed) is spiritual proof of the resurection the Holy Spirit performed in his heart.

Answer 8

#1 - Do not lump the Roman Catholic church in with Christianity...as I do not listen to anything the pope says, nor the church.

#2 - Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is not a verbal blasphemy (although I wouldn't recommend that either), but instead when it speaks of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit as denying the Holy Spirit, it means that one resists the Holy Spirit whenever the Holy Spirit draws the person toward God for salvation. Thus, the only unforgivable sin is someone not receiving salvation.

Head still in tact. :)

Answer 9

Simple.

Jesus expressly said that whoever denies the son (I.E.: Jesus) CAN be forgiven, but whoever denies the Holy Spirit is in danger of an eternal sin.

You need to go back and do some more research.

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Luke 12:10
And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society

Answer 10

Actually what Jesus said was, "And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven." Luke 12:10

So even if Peter blasphemed Jesus he could be forgiven. But technically Peter didn't even do that. He just denied knowing him.

Answer 11

Peter denied Christ, which is different than the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

Jesus said,

Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. Mar 3:28-30

The Catholic church can teach whatever they like about apostolic succession, but it's unbiblical, and the pope is not St. Peter's successor. Incidentally, ALL of the reformers identified the catholic church as the prophesied "whore of Babylon" and the pope as the anti-Christ, so I fail to see what you are arguing.