what is blasphemous against holy spirit?

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Bryan Lim said:
the title says it all. what is blasphemous against holy spirit? according to a post i read in this forum, it is an unforgivable sin. can anyone tell me? thanks.
Simple quick answer....to deny Christ. To deny God. To Deny the Holy Spirit. All are one entity yet three seperate. Here is some study material....I have more if you would like...just PM me ;) Someone else might have a better description for you here is all I have.

BLASPHEMY — the act of cursing, slandering, reviling or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God. In the Old Testament, blaspheming God was a serious crime punishable by death (Lev. 24:15–16). It was a violation of the Third Commandment, which required that the name and reputation of the Lord be upheld (Ex. 20:7).

The unbelieving Jews of Jesus’ day charged Him with blasphemy because they thought of Him only as a man while He claimed to be God’s Son (Matt. 9:3). Actually, the lawlessness of the Jews themselves was causing God’s name to be blasphemed among the Gentiles (Rom. 2:24). By their bitter opposition to Jesus and His gospel, they themselves were guilty of blasphemy (Acts 18:6). Jesus condemned as blasphemy their attributing the work of the Holy Spirit to Satan (Matt. 12:31–32).

Christians are commanded to avoid behavior that blasphemes the Lord’s name and teaching (1 Tim. 6:1).

[1]Youngblood, R. F., Bruce, F. F., Harrison, R. K., & Thomas Nelson Publishers. 1995. Nelson's new illustrated Bible dictionary. Rev. ed. of: Nelson's illustrated Bible dictionary.; Includes index. T. Nelson: Nashville



Blasphemy—cursing God

A. Arises out of:

Pride Ps. 73:9, 11; Ezek. 35:12, 13

Hatred Ps. 74:18

Affliction Is. 8:21

Injustice Is. 52:5

Defiance Is. 36:15–20

Scepticism Ezek. 9:8; Mal 3:13, 14

Self-identification Dan. 11:36, 37; 2 Thess. 2:4

Unworthy conduct 2 Sam. 12:13, 14; Rom. 2:24

B. Instances of:

Job’s wife Job 2:9

Shelomith’s son Lev. 24:11–16, 23

Sennacherib 2 Kin. 19:4, 10, 22

The beast Dan. 7:25; Rev. 13:1, 5, 6

The Jews Luke 22:65

Saul of Tarsus 1 Tim. 1:13

Gentiles Rom. 1:28–32

Hymenaeus 1 Tim. 1:20

C. Those falsely accused of:

Naboth 1 Kin. 21:12, 13

Jesus Matt. 9:3; Matt. 26:65

Stephen Acts 6:11, 13

D. Guilt of:

Punishable by death Lev. 24:11, 16

Christ accused of John 10:33, 36

Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit

Attributing Christ’s miracles to Satan Matt. 12:22–32

Never forgivable Mark 3:28–30
 
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It's important that you read the entire context surrounding that verse. Read Mark 3:20 to 3:30....

The reason why Jesus said that, was because the jews in his presence stated that the powers Jesus was using were actually Satan's powers. When in all truth they were God's...

So this can be interpreted a number of ways, however, the two that come to mind are:

1) That regarding the power of Jesus/Holy Spirit is actually works of evil could be blaspheming the Holy Spirit.

or

2) That anytime you disregard, or deny the power of the Spirit, you are blaspheming it.


Does this mean that if you have denied the existence of God you have committed an unforgiveable sin? I don't think so. I denied God for a long time until I finally quit closing the gates to the Holy Spirit who knocked for years when I had received it before.. .

What does it mean then? I just don't know...lol
 
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Caelum said:
1) That regarding the power of Jesus/Holy Spirit is actually works of evil could be blaspheming the Holy Spirit.

or

2) That anytime you disregard, or deny the power of the Spirit, you are blaspheming it.


Does this mean that if you have denied the existence of God you have committed an unforgiveable sin? I don't think so. I denied God for a long time until I finally quit closing the gates to the Holy Spirit who knocked for years when I had received it before.. .

What does it mean then? I just don't know...lol
Surrounding this verse, I think that The awful warning Christ gave them to take heed how they spoke such dangerous words as these; however they might make light of them, as only conjectures, and the language of free-thinking, if they persisted in it, it would be of fatal consequence to them; it would be found a sin against the last remedy, and consequently unpardonable; for what could be imagined possible to bring them to repentance for their sin in blaspheming Christ, who would set aside such a strong conviction with such a weak evasion? It is true, the gospel promiseth, because Christ hath purchased, forgiveness for the greatest sins and sinners, v. 28. Many of those who reviled Christ on the cross (which was a blaspheming of the Son of man, aggravated to the highest degree), found mercy, and Christ himself prayed, Father, forgive them; but this was blaspheming the Holy Ghost, for it was by the Holy Spirit that he cast out devils, and they said, It was by the unclean spirit, v. 30. By this method they would outface the conviction of all the gifts of the Holy Ghost after Christ’s ascension, and defeat them all, after which there remained no more proof, and therefore they should never have forgiveness, but were liable to eternal damnation. They were in imminent danger of that everlasting punishment, from which there was no redemption, and in which there was no intermission, no remission.
3:29 he who blasphemes … never has forgiveness. Whenever someone deliberately and disrespectfully slanders the person and ministry of the Holy Spirit in pointing to the Lordship and redemption of Jesus Christ, he completely negates and forfeits any possibility of present or future forgiveness of sins, because he has wholly rejected the only basis of God’s salvation.http://www.christianforums.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=2061304#_ftn1

I have a similar story as yours, I never denied God, but I did not know where to find him....years went on ......he found me! :)

He knows your heart, I do not believe anyone whom is earnestly seeking even after denial of Christ, will not be saved. However, to go to your grave in this manner, there is no hope. So far I am pretty firm on this.


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