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Is there anything in the bible about who can repent and be forgiven and who cant?

please tell me more then blasphemy against the spirit. How can I know if I've completely blasphemed the spirit or not?

2007-11-25 13:02:08 · 17 answers · asked by Silly BaBy505 1 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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i believe "blasphemy" against the Holy Spirit would be rejecting the forgiveness that is offered to you.

if you ask for forgiveness, then you are not going against the Holy Spirit, you are excepting the gift of the forgiveness that the Holy Spirit brings

2007-11-25 13:05:01 · answer #1 · answered by FarmerCec 7 · 8 0

Just being concerned with this shows you can be forgiven if you ask for it. You'll need to learn how to forgive yourself too.

Paul tortured and murdered as many people as he could, thinking he was doing God a favor. He was called by God for the best part! David, a man after God's own heart, murdered so he could have the guy's wife, and repented, and was forgiven. He had to pay, but, he was forgiven. (We still have to pay for our mistakes, so that we learn.)

If you persist in your 'sin,' it means you aren't really trying, but you'll find it unfulfilling in the end, and you'll either drop it or go even further in 'sin.' In searching for what fulfills you, you may come upon one sin after another, which means you are searching. That's good in a way, because you find these things unsatisfactory.

When you come to the place where you feel you will never be satisfied, and you turn your heart, mind, soul, and strength toward Your Rescuer, you'll find, that you'll never want to return to your 'vomit' again. There you will receive a blessing, that nothing can ever shake you from. You will find your whole life purpose, hope, inner peace, joy. It's unsurpassed in flavor.

I wish you all the success in your journey. GVW

2007-11-25 21:29:34 · answer #2 · answered by Blank 4 · 2 0

Everyone that asks for forgiveness will be forgiven, but only if they have asked Jesus to be their Savior. Everyone can repent, since that is the first step in becoming a Christian. Know your ABC's? A: Admit B: Believe C: Confess
Plus, taking God's name in vain is blasphemy. He says do not take His name in vain in the Bible.

2007-11-25 21:07:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Anyone can repent-period. In the Bible those that blasphemed the HG died. So, I'm pretty sure you're not in that crowd. So, make your repentance and endure to the end!As far as who can/can't be forgiven,its up to God to judge.

2007-11-25 22:11:37 · answer #4 · answered by paula r 7 · 1 0

According to my Bible... everyone can repent and be forgiven...

Even me. ...

Years ago I committed a terrible sin... I have struggled to feel forgiven... About 3 years ago I walked into a church ...and discovered about 7 people there who know of my sin..... I thought for sure I would feel their anger and hatred...(I was ready to leave).. But you know that didn't happen.
Instead I felt their forgiveness.... and as a direct result.. I do
feel forgiven.

Blasphemy... When God performs... say a miracle...But Satan is given the credit...(simply stated)..... What the punishment is for that sin..is never really declared.... a lot of presumptions of course.

2007-11-25 21:12:30 · answer #5 · answered by Looking UP 3 · 2 0

One sure fire way of knowing if you're forgiven is if you had 100% sincerely out of the heart that you have forgiven anyone else who done against you, meaning you are no longer angry at someone, and you truly are not holding any grudges. It matters not how many times someone does you wrong. You don't have to think they were right in doing you wrong; just that you got to forgive them of their errors against you.
Then, you have to have the sincerity of not wanting to commit the sin anymore. You have to take necessary steps not to commit sin anymore, and ask God how you can avoid sin. Sure, we'll never be perfect, but we should keep striving!
You also have to have accepted Christ as your Savior: Meaning you believe in the fact He died on the cross for your sin, NOT for people to feel free to sin, but for people to have a chance, as long as they live, they can have the freedom to repent of their sin, and turn from it, and whorship our heavenly Father as He wants to be whorshipped.
If you don't accept Christ as your Saviour, and ask Him to live in your heart, with sincere intentions to live like a Christian, living a godly life. then you blasphemed against the Holy Spirit. But anyone who has not accepted Christ should accept Him today; you never know when you're going to die!

2007-11-25 21:09:09 · answer #6 · answered by Яɑɩɳɓɵw 6 · 1 0

Don't play around with sin at all. Pray for the Lord to cleanse you of all sin by His death on the cross. Walk in the light; do what is right no matter what it may cost you. Don't speak against God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Holy things at all. Turn away from all sin.

2007-11-25 21:11:47 · answer #7 · answered by goldyyloxx 5 · 1 0

Blasphemy of the holy spirit is not accepting Jesus as Christ before you die. Then it's too late to repent.

Do not worry, God loves you. Look at Paul. He arrested Christians and was present and agreed with the stoning of Stephen-the first martyr.

2007-11-25 21:07:10 · answer #8 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 3 0

The fact that you are asking that question means you aren't so far gone that you cannot be forgiven....

"For God sent His Son into the world not to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved". - (Jn. 3:17)
"God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance'. - (2Peter 3:9)

2007-11-25 21:07:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

People can be forgiven for their sins, but it doesn't happen until one quit's sinning. This is because your forgiveness comes 'as an answer' in the moment when you surrender - the moment when you totally give up. If you 'are sinning', then you are being blasphemous to the spirit. Know you are not alone with this, as it's said: all people are sinners until they find god.

People don't stop sinning or being in their conditioned ways, until they start to see the error of their ways. It's also normal that people don't stop being sinners until they become very, very, unhappy and miserable. Then out of thier own darkness and unhappiness it is then whey they become ready to stop 'whatever behavior they are doing' and get down on their knees and call out for help, praying with their whole heart for guidance and an answer to help them get out of their misery. They realize that if they keep living their life in the way they are going, then they continue to cause pain, not only to themselves but to others. One will some day get to the point of not wanting to do this anymore, then they are ready to be forgiven and seek desparately for an answer.

So back to the begginning topic, can one be forgiven for any kind of sin? Yes, in the moment you surrender you are forgiven, but you will still have to atone or make up for all the sins you committed in your whole past. You will need to go to each person you've harmed and make an apology, and depending upon what you did to them 'as a sinner', you will need to find some other way to 'make ammends'. Re: Perhaps you stole money from an employer, then you will need to admit it to them and pay it back. So you see, the more sin you stack up, the more you will someday have to pay it back, if and when you ever give up and surrender.

You see, just surrendering and being forgiven yourself is not enough. To continue to heal and forgive yourself, you will have to unload all that guilt that is hanging over your head, which it will do if you don't make ammends with the past. In alcoholics anonymous they have steps that are very hard for people, but after they do them it's like a huge weight is lifted off of them, and they feel light and happy. Okay, the 3rd step is surrender -- which is the step you are working on. The next, the 4th step is to take a personal inventory, which means taking an objective view of your own behavior. The 5th step is to make a kind of confession of all your sins to someone you trust, a priest, etc. In the next steps you admit your wrongs to other people and ask them to forgive you.

These steps are like the first time one goes through these things, and it's like a 'huge housecleaning'. One feels great after, but it's very hard to go through. Then later one learns to make these kinds of steps part of one's daily life, so that excessive karma and guilt doesn't build up again. This is leading a spiritual life.

Now it depends totally upon you, if you are ready to surrender or not and when you might be ready to do it. So, do you see, it's not about any particular 'sin', but rather about being a sinner overall.

I'm thinking some more, and perhaps you are not on the 3rd step, meaning you are not yet ready to surrender. I think it's possible you might be on the 1st step - admitting your wrongs, seeing how you are harming yourself and others with your behavior and being able to admit: that you don't know how to stop doing it. One has to start at the beginning, and then one can go to the next step, etc. Steps can't be skipped. Everyone can do these steps when they are ready. The AA 12 steps are very good and can be applied to any kind of repetitive or addictive behavior we want to stop doing. Just replace 'drinking or alcholol' in the steps with the behavior you want to stop.

Asking questions about your own behavior is also a positive beginning, a turning-point....

Betsy

2007-11-28 14:33:55 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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