Have I done the unforgivable sin? PLEASE HELP

Dardan,

Don't be hard on yourself. Your condition puts you no more in danger than anyone else whoever walked the earth. We are a miserable lot, but we have hope in Jesus who overcame the world. The proof that you are forgiven is in you...you are sorry, and feel convicted for doing what you have come to know is wrong. But what you did is not an unforgivable sin. There is only one sin that is unforgivable, and that is not it. Jesus loves you and knows of your struggles...but He is for you, He is with you, and you can call upon Him anytime you are faced with any difficulty.

As for the unforgivable sin, it is only unforgivable to refuse the Holy Spirit. You have asked Jesus to be your Lord and Savior. Next, He will send the Holy Spirit to help you. When He makes Himself known to you, say a silent prayer welcoming Him. When He does make Himself known to you, it will be by acts of God big and small, that you just know is God. And when you see these things happening, you will no longer doubt, but know that He is with you. Then, for the rest of your life when life is difficult, each time, you need only say another silent prayer, saying, Holy Spirit help me in Jesus' name.

Pray now that Jesus send the Holy Spirit, and that He make Himself known to you. Amen!

Nope. Some wonder if the unforgivable sin can even be committed in the current times. Thoughts that the unforgivable sin applied to people that said that the miracles Jesus done are from the devil rather than God: those thoughts had to occur when Jesus was walking the earth. Others say that the unforgivable sin is dying unforgiven.

I have had many thoughts in my head that i wished i never had. Put faith in Gods mercy and move forward.

Dardan said:

AFTER about 10 mins later, realizing what I might have actually thought was unforgivable, I cried, was scared for my life, sorry to Jesus, Our Father, and The Holy Spirit, I prayed and repented of my sins to Jesus many times. I was crying and confused, scared.
I'm scared I committed the unforgivable sin, if I did, I did not truly mean it, but my stupid sinful brain somehow thought bad stuff like that.
I'm scared to why I thought that, i'm scared God might not love me anymore, that I've been denied.
I don't want this, I don't believe Jesus had the work of the devil, I DON'T believe it. I believe he was good! But my brain thought for a second that it might be a possibility, even though my soul knows it's not.

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Of course you don't believe such a thing, Darden. Your soul knows it, and so does your brain, but the human brain is a fickle organ and no one has absolute 100% control over their thoughts. God will not condemn you for that. Probably the only reason you had that "what if" thought that made you so scared was because you were thinking so intently on the subject in the first place, about Jesus and the Pharisees. You realize Jesus is good, you know it, so do not worry about it (in fact, take it from me and many others on personal experience with this issue of the unforgivable sin: if you keep worrying about it, the "bad" thought that made you feel like you may have committed the unforgivable sin may keep returning, repeating itself in your head, increasing your worry and anxiety even more and thus repeating in a vicious cycle, so try to forget this incident and move on . You're new to the faith, right? God has a lot in store for you, I am sure, and there's too much of your new life left to be stuck on elementary things such as this. ).

if you are worried about committing the unforgivable sin then chances are you haven't and aren't even close !

at the moment, I thought in my head, "What if they were right?"
I thought the pharisees MIGHT be right about Jesus.
After I noticed that sinful thought, I quickly stopped the thoughts because I knew they were bad.
This is the closest to what I think I thought in my head. I have terrible OCD and worry a lot, I get lots of bad thoughts with my anxiety, and have a hard time with my brain.

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honey there is two kinds of repentance/ sorry one that leads to life and one that leads to death ? you will ask what is the difference?
I think the difference is a mind goes there up ^^^ and we realize we may have sinned instead of beating ourselves and whining incessantly staying into US.... we should automatically learn to 1 st we pray and ask for forgiveness ( even when we are not sure exactly how we sinned or why we sinned . but to start in a place of humility) then ask Jesus if we sinned and how , then wait for him to tell you!!!!!! because you don't know what you don't know and arguing with yourself will never teach you anything. Arguing with him will teach you boat loads of stuff you never knew before . so stop fighting with yourself and start fighting with him.
the word say in Isa .
Isa 1:18

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

it is that fighting with him that we are changed.
fighting with yourself doesn't change you !
only fighting with him does!
so you want to change or not or do you just want to be about you and your own thoughts for eternity?
because if you didn't know hell has only ever existed between mankind ears.
this is where no God can live with out permission. and with out God there is no life there.
so step out of you , sometimes praise or worship get us out of us.. and then ASK HIM what he thinks about that thought you had .
then wait, read the word , study as he directs , watch , listen , he is everywhere.

We then ask him to define to us what Love is , what demonic power really is and while you are at it ASK HIM why he is good ? then wait for him to tell you that questions can take years to understand.. so wait for him to start a fight or to do some crazy pun-ny things just because he will.
He needs us to watch so he he will start to do crazy things just to keep you out of you and looking around and laughing at/with him . ok!
so yes the children loved him .. why because he is hilarious!

Dardan,

You have not committed the unpardonable sin. Relax. The only truly unpardonable sin is not accepting Christ as your Saviour and submitting to him as your Lord.

Surely you see that this fear of the unpardonable sin has expanded in your head out of all proportion as a result of indulging your OCD? Your fear is not from God.

No child of God, no born-again disciple of Christ, should be caught in the grip of OCD. Fear, worry, anxiety - these are all totally opposite to what God offers to us in a relationship with Himself.

1 John 4:16-19
16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
19 We love Him because He first loved us.

Dardan, God wants, above all, your love. All of the obedience to His commands you perform, all the prayer, and Bible study, and church-going are to flow out of your love for Him. Do you love Him? Doing so with all your heart, mind and strength is the first and great commandment. Loving God is where you start in your life with Him. Your OCD indicates you have yet to fully settle into the love of God. When you do, you will find peace, stability and freedom from the fears and anxieties that presently grip you.

Selah.

As was previously said on this topic, The only Unpardonable sin is Rejecting the Holy Spirit.
I had a lot of Anxieties and Worries like you do, and like most people do. but By faith
In Jesus Christ ALONE, are we able to cast those worries onto him.
You will mature in your Walk with Christ. it just takes time, and prayer, and bible-reading.
May God Bless You.

DukeJohn said:

As was previously said on this topic, The only Unpardonable sin is Rejecting the Holy Spirit.
I had a lot of Anxieties and Worries like you do, and like most people do. but By faith
In Jesus Christ ALONE, are we able to cast those worries onto him.
You will mature in your Walk with Christ. it just takes time, and prayer, and bible-reading.
May God Bless You.

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I once worried a lot about blaspheming the holy spirit. It actually helped me to better control my words. Im not so worried about it now, and i grew a little since then, but it seems like that worry may have been a blessing. I guess i just wanted to say that so the OP knows that others struggled with that same worry.

Dardan said:

I'm a 17 year old teen who accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior a month ago..PLEASE, PLEASE read and help me..Sorry that it's long. I also don't know where to put this on the site, I made an account here to look for help. I'm new here.

I went for a walk today and was having doubt about my faith, sadly...

I was thinking of how satan is so bad and tricking people to believe Jesus doesn't exist, and all that. I was forcing myself to have a better belief in Jesus, I was trying to because I felt like I was drifting away.
As I was walking thinking about lots of stuff(I have OCD and anxiety), the thought about what the pharisees said to Jesus in the Bible came in my head, and how they said Jesus gets his power from the devil. I don't truly believe that in my soul. But, at the moment, I thought in my head, "What if they were right?"
I thought the pharisees MIGHT be right about Jesus.
After I noticed that sinful thought, I quickly stopped the thoughts because I knew they were bad.
This is the closest to what I think I thought in my head. I have terrible OCD and worry a lot, I get lots of bad thoughts with my anxiety, and have a hard time with my brain.

AFTER about 10 mins later, realizing what I might have actually thought was unforgivable, I cried, was scared for my life, sorry to Jesus, Our Father, and The Holy Spirit, I prayed and repented of my sins to Jesus many times. I was crying and confused, scared.
I'm scared I committed the unforgivable sin, if I did, I did not truly mean it, but my stupid sinful brain somehow thought bad stuff like that.
I'm scared to why I thought that, i'm scared God might not love me anymore, that I've been denied.
I don't want this, I don't believe Jesus had the work of the devil, I DON'T believe it. I believe he was good! But my brain thought for a second that it might be a possibility, even though my soul knows it's not.

-Did I commit the unforgivable sin by thinking the pharisees were maybe right (for 1 second)?
-Does Jesus know that I am sorry from my soul, even though my brain thought the sinful horrible disgusting thing that my soul and intentions disagrees with?
-Does Jesus know that my mental health makes me think terrible sinful things?
-Will I be forgiven?
-How can I know I am forgiven (If I am) so I don't feel guilty anymore?


I hope Jesus knows i'm sorry and I wasn't thinking right.
Along with my OCD and anxiety, my family and I have experienced demonic spirits in our house in the last months. These demonic spirits always tried to get us away from God.

Have I done the unforgivable sin by thinking like the pharisees (It was once, and only for a second, and I repented and was so incredibly sorry after. Is that enough, or am I doomed)?

Please help me. God bless you for reading, thank you.

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No, none of that is the unforgivable sin. In fact, the news is even better than that; as you have OCD this is a condition which you did not choose and which has side effects that you cannot control. Sin has to be chosen and deliberate, and nothing that you think as an effect of OCD can count as deliberate, therefore it also cannot count as sin.

It is no more a sin for you to have such thoughts than it is a sin for someone with a broken leg to need a cast and perhaps also crutches in order to walk. It is a direct result of a medical condition, it is not chosen, it is not deliberate and therefore it is not sin. It is not a sin to have to stay in bed when a person has flu, and it is not a sin to have intrusive thoughts when a person has OCD.

As for the demonic spirits; I would suggest you find a reputable minister to help you with that one. Spirits have no power over Christians, but sometimes it helps to be reminded of that, and to have a home blessed.

Peace be with you.

aiki said:

The only truly unpardonable sin is not accepting Christ as your Saviour and submitting to him as your Lord.

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No, that is not the unpardonable sin. Anyone who repents of that can and will be forgiven.

DukeJohn said:

As was previously said on this topic, The only Unpardonable sin is Rejecting the Holy Spirit.

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No; that is not the unpardonable sin. Anyone who repents of rejecting the Holy Spirit can and will be forgiven.

The Bible does not spell out exactly what the unforgiveable sin is, but rest assured that isn't it.

Catherineanne said:

No; that is not the unpardonable sin. Anyone who repents of rejecting the Holy Spirit can and will be forgiven.

The Bible does not spell out exactly what the unforgiveable sin is, but rest assured that isn't it.

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I thought blasphemy of the Holy Spirit was the unpardonable sin.

Hi Dardan,

Our minds are a battlefield of ideas, and unfortunately bad ideas are included in the mix. The Lord knew this before He decided to come here for us. This does not surprise Him, and He is not going to give up on us very quickly, having gone to such extraordinary lengths to reconcile us back to the Father.

Even if you make a mistake or wrong decision out of weakness, you still have 1Jn 1.9 to turn to. It is promised there that God will forgive the sin, and moreover, cleanse you as well. How much more then does His mercy apply to a mere fleeting unbidden thought?

Think about that. The Lord is far too good to hang us on such a trivial technicality. And indeed, the Bible tells us to examine our faith, and considering the dynamics of the arguments between Jesus and the pharisees can be very beneficial when done with a sincere mind and the right motivation.

When you are tempted, or when you think you have blown it, consider that it proves the depth of God's love that He will not abandon you, but rather, "He that has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus" - php 1.6.

Return to the stronghold of Christ's peace and continual sabbath rest, and be duly confident of your position in Christ, based on His completed works.

What you have done is not unforgivable. When a person turns to Christ Jesus, Satan ramps up his attack. He will use doubt, fear, and lies to turn you away from God. Stay in The Word, pray, and stay focused on Jesus.

When I first surrendered to Christ my sister said "Christianity should come with a warning, the path will be difficult". That is often true, but steadfastness will lead to blessings.

God be with you.

Catherineanne said:

No, that is not the unpardonable sin. Anyone who repents of that can and will be forgiven.

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If you pause a moment and think about what I wrote, you may realize you've misunderstood my comment. There will be no one who stands before God on Judgment Day as an unrepentant sinner and rejector of Christ, who will be free at that time to repent of their sin and be forgiven. For such a circumstance there is no pardon - it is unpardonable - hence, my comment.

Selah.

It is not a sin to be tempted. You resisted the temptation, yay! Evil loves to make us think that God has rejected us.

I once prayed to God that I would never have involvement with the occult again, if God would just forgive me this one time. That I would give up my salvation if I did it again (somehow, in my young mind, I thought this would be a deterrent). Well, I did mess up and get involved again, and I thought I was damned until the Spirit told me that salvation was from God, I had neither the right nor power to relinquish it in this circumstance! I was young, so it had to have been God, I couldn't think with diction like that at that age!

Dardan said:

I'm a 17 year old teen who accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior a month ago..PLEASE, PLEASE read and help me..Sorry that it's long. I also don't know where to put this on the site, I made an account here to look for help. I'm new here.

I went for a walk today and was having doubt about my faith, sadly...

I was thinking of how satan is so bad and tricking people to believe Jesus doesn't exist, and all that. I was forcing myself to have a better belief in Jesus, I was trying to because I felt like I was drifting away.
As I was walking thinking about lots of stuff(I have OCD and anxiety), the thought about what the pharisees said to Jesus in the Bible came in my head, and how they said Jesus gets his power from the devil. I don't truly believe that in my soul. But, at the moment, I thought in my head, "What if they were right?"
I thought the pharisees MIGHT be right about Jesus.
After I noticed that sinful thought, I quickly stopped the thoughts because I knew they were bad.
This is the closest to what I think I thought in my head. I have terrible OCD and worry a lot, I get lots of bad thoughts with my anxiety, and have a hard time with my brain.

AFTER about 10 mins later, realizing what I might have actually thought was unforgivable, I cried, was scared for my life, sorry to Jesus, Our Father, and The Holy Spirit, I prayed and repented of my sins to Jesus many times. I was crying and confused, scared.
I'm scared I committed the unforgivable sin, if I did, I did not truly mean it, but my stupid sinful brain somehow thought bad stuff like that.
I'm scared to why I thought that, i'm scared God might not love me anymore, that I've been denied.
I don't want this, I don't believe Jesus had the work of the devil, I DON'T believe it. I believe he was good! But my brain thought for a second that it might be a possibility, even though my soul knows it's not.

-Did I commit the unforgivable sin by thinking the pharisees were maybe right (for 1 second)?
-Does Jesus know that I am sorry from my soul, even though my brain thought the sinful horrible disgusting thing that my soul and intentions disagrees with?
-Does Jesus know that my mental health makes me think terrible sinful things?
-Will I be forgiven?
-How can I know I am forgiven (If I am) so I don't feel guilty anymore?


I hope Jesus knows i'm sorry and I wasn't thinking right.
Along with my OCD and anxiety, my family and I have experienced demonic spirits in our house in the last months. These demonic spirits always tried to get us away from God.

Have I done the unforgivable sin by thinking like the pharisees (It was once, and only for a second, and I repented and was so incredibly sorry after. Is that enough, or am I doomed)?

Please help me. God bless you for reading, thank you.

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Most people, if they're honest, will admit they worried about this. I'm going to discuss this logically.
1. The only way you don't go to heaven is if you don't accept Christ. (John 3:14-18)
2. If you commit the unpardonable sin you don't go to heaven. (Mark 3:28-30)
3. Therefore the unpardonable sin must be refusing to recognize that Jesus is the Christ and is filled with all the power of God, thus Lord.

If you read the context of the passage you'll find that's what his detractors were doing. If you've accepted Christ as Lord who died for your sins and was resurrected as the first of many--you are saved from the wrath of God to come. No one will pluck you from His hand.

Poster0 said:

I thought blasphemy of the Holy Spirit was the unpardonable sin.

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It is. You blaspheme the Holy Spirit when you reject the salvation message and do not allow Him to enter into you. That's why those not covered in the blood of the Lamb of God will have no excuse on Judgment Day. But those who accept Him have accepted the testimony of the Spirit and have Him living in them as a seal of their salvation.