can you commit the unpardonable sin unwilling fully....i mean you just commit it cause while you were reading the bible you read about the unpardonable sin and you read what the pharisees said and you remember it..and what they said got stuck to your head and couldn't get it out.....
now....what about that kind of situation?
is there forgiveness?
2007-07-20 18:32:48 · 8 answers · asked by miss hopeful 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no.
In order to commit any sin, you must first be aware of the act's sinfulness and also be a willing participant (or willfully not act to prevent the act).
Reflection afterward may reveal the fault, which may be confessed and forgiven.
2007-07-20 18:42:57 · answer #1 · answered by John K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "unpardonbable sin" (callling the Holy Spirit a demon or calling the works of the Holy Spirit demonic) is a willful act. "Getting it stuck in your head" because you read about it, does not mean you are guilty of the sin.
There are some who ignorantly blaspheme against the Holy Spirit just as the Pharisees did, and if you remember, Jesus didn't hold it against them because they did so out of ignorance. But once He told them, they were then responsible for that knowledge and if they willfully did it again, there would be no forgiveness for them.
The same thing applies today. I was contacted by a Satanist who wanted to accept Jesus, but he was frightened because he had blasphemed the Holy Spirit while in the Occult and felt he was lost forever.
In talking to him, I found out that he had done so in ignorance, and I told him that like the Pharisees, it would not be held against him as he did so in ignorance. But he was now responsible for that knowledge, and if he did so again, he would never be forgiven of this sin.
He accepted Jesus several days later, and told me, "I never knew.... could never have known... that there could be such peace." He had been forgiven even of this sin by Jesus, and had become a child of God.
So, Satan will try to get you to think about blaspheming the Holy Spirit, but God knows your heart, so set your fears to rest there. It requires a willful act, knowing exactly what you are doing, to commit this sin.
2007-07-20 18:49:41 · answer #2 · answered by Foxfire 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The situation you described above does not constitute breaking the Eternal Sin of blaspheming against the Holy Spirit.
But if you do commit it, by denying the existence or defaming the name of the Holy Spirit, presumably even just once, then you are destined to an eternity stewing in your on excrement.
No forgiveness, that's why its called the Eternal Sin.
Hope that helps......
2007-07-20 22:10:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is only 1 unforgiveable sin according to three different passages in the bible:
Matthew 12:31-32
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Mark 3:29
But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
Luke 12:10
But unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
BUT, don't forget the following verse, which negates the following three:
Acts 13:39
And by him all that believe are justified from all things.
2007-07-20 18:45:58 · answer #4 · answered by rawlings12345 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Jesus Christ said that to the Pharisees, He was not referring to merely what they were saying by itself, but also what they were doing. They saw Jesus perform miracles with their own eyes. He was unmistakably the Son of God, and they knew it. They knew it in their hearts, and still made that deliberate choice, to turn away, and try to turn others away from Him. All because they were jealous of Him. So you see, He was referring to their deliberate attitude, and the condition of their hearts. Not their words by itself. I don't know if they had done it or not. He wasn't necessarily saying they had done it, but He was warning them they were getting dangerously close to it. It could not happen accidentally. That would be impossible. No, it had to happen both intentionally and willfully. I don't know if it can be committed today, at least not in the same way. The closest to it today would be to reject Christ as the Savior.
2015-11-08 15:30:59 · answer #5 · answered by JP C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are seeking forgiveness, you haven't committed that sin.
It is grieving away the holy spirit. Hardening your heart to such an extent that the holy spirit has no effect on your conscience.
2007-07-20 18:38:13 · answer #6 · answered by shovelead 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well - technically it is an act of will to call the Holy Spirit an unclean spirit, to know it and to mean it.
2007-07-20 18:40:28 · answer #7 · answered by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sin requires intent. So the answer to your question is: NO.
2007-07-20 18:37:07 · answer #8 · answered by The_good_guy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋