what do you think of the passage mark 3:20-30?

Question

The passage is very simple but I want to have your opinions. ^_^

Answer 1

"Jesus's own people" were the folks He grew up with in Nazareth. When they saw what a crowd He drew, and the radical things He said (Love a SAMARITAN??? Unheard of! No unlike good fundamentalists today who say "Love a MUSLIM? Unheard of! Love a GAY PERSON? Unheard of! Love a ... etc.)

Jesus spoke via the power of the Holy Spirit. So when the pharisees started trying to discredit Him by saying he was performing miracles through the devil, they were essentially dissing the Holy Spirit.

They had closed themselves off to the possibility that God could work through Jesus (they were pretty sure God would only work through them, themselves), so they were denying to power of the Holy Spirit.

Not unlike the good fundamentalists of today, who look at unbelievers and Muslims and gay people and wiccans and anybody who dares to disagree with their narrow opinions, and say "The Holy Spirit cannot work through them."

This story ought to be a fine warning to those judgmental, exclusive fundamentalists who call themselves Christian.

Answer 2

Mark 3:20-30 (New International Version)

20Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
22And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebub[a]! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons."

23So Jesus called them and spoke to them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27In fact, no one can enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can rob his house. 28I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. 29But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin."

30He said this because they were saying, "He has an evil spirit."

This is talking about, in the short term, about how an ememy, (Satan), cannot achieve anything when there is not unity withing his own forces, as well as when Believers fight among themselves, nothing can be accomplished.

Howerver, the major part of this story, is in regard to what is known as the unpardonable sin-that is Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.

Simply put: when the Jews attributed what Jesus was doing to Satan. that was the only sin that God will NOT forgive. Any Jew that did that, God would NOT forgive!

That is what the unardonable sin is-attributing the works of God to the devil!

If anyone is worried that they HAVE committed this sin, you haven't, because if you had, you wouldn't care, just like the Jewish leaders didn't care!

Answer 3

I find that this passage states that Satan's end has come, and it did upon the death of Jesus. This is more of a parable about a man being divided against himself. One who is of God cannot be overcome by Satan within their minds, for he doesn't have the power to do so. Thinking that he can shows a lack of faith.

Answer 4

In this story, the teachers of the law were attributing a miracle performed by Jesus to the power of the devil. In doing so, they blasphemed the Holy Spirit through whom Jesus performed this miracle. Why is this unforgivable? Because someone who sees an obvious miracle and says that it is by the power of the devil will never repent of that sin.
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Answer 5

I love this passage because it highlights one of the many fallacies in the NT.

Jesus is basically accused of being demon possessed and tells the Pharisees that he isn't demon possessed because devils cannot cast out devils.

Later in the New Testament it claims that there will be false prophets who do cast our evil spirits, claiming to be holy men.

So was Jesus wrong or was the vision that John received wrong? Either way, the NT contradicts itself.

Answer 6

"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." (Mark 3:29,30).

The Bible tells us of an unforgivable sin, the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. This subject has been vastly misunderstood over the years. False teachers who claim miracles, dreams and visions will tell you that by denying them one is comitting the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. Some have thought it may be a sin or series of sins so grievous that God could never forgive them for it, others claim if you don't recognize you accepted Christ by your own free will you have comitted this sin. These are but a few of the many misconceptions. However if we look at the subject in its setting and proper context we can know what it is. The leaders of the Jewish nation, the Pharisees and priests at the time of Christ's ministry accused Him of performing miracles by the power of satan:

"And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils." (Mark 3:22).

Jesus was well aware that they were thinking this and thoroughly rebuked them:

"And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand." (Mark 3:23-25).

Jesus showed these "know it alls" how there conclusion was nonsense, How could satan cast out satan? Obviously he could not and their theory was foolishness. Christ also gave a practical lesson for ages to come; that being we should be united in our home lives, under the authority of His word. Christ came to bind satan (the strong man):

"And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house." (Mark 3:26,27).

The Lord Jesus Christ is the word (John 1:1,14) that washes the sinner. Satan has been cast out of heaven:

"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." (Revelation 12:7-11).

The Bible makes it clear that blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is when one accuses Jesus of being demon possessed:

"Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit." (Mark 3:30).

If someone burns a bible, denies God, commits serious sins and/or crimes God may forgive them, only those who are thoroughly convinced that the miracles of Jesus were done by satan have comitted blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

Answer 7

Blaspheming the Holy Ghost is a perverse heart that cuts itself off from saving grace. God gives that perverse heart over to its ruler Satan whom the man has willfully chosen to elevate above the Son of God.

Even calling God's name in vain which is all that one hears in movies today if they watch movies, is deadly business.
Blaspheming God's name on this forum is deadly business because God gives life and God is life. You tamper with your very life.

Answer 8

Jesus own family didn't really believe in him, so it shows where doubt came in and Jesus said that his own family wasn't his family but the ones there that would listen to him was his family.

Answer 9

it's scary though. yeah this passage tells how if you've heard of Christ and reject him then that sin is unforgivable.

Answer 10

not a lot