Michael...i wondered how long this would take to come up, and we might as well deal with it now: please study this carefully. it's unpleasant, but we have to decide: are we Biblically permitted to test the works of men who claim to be doing the works of God?
BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT (the unpardonable sin) is a very specific sin, and is identified below by both Jesus Himself, and the blasphemers themselves.
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BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT:
Matthew 12:15-32
But when Jesus knew
it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; And charged them that they should not make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast
them out? therefore they shall be your judges. But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
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.
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The Talmud (Babylonian edition) records other sins of "Jesus the Nazarene":
- He and his disciples practiced sorcery and black magic, led Jews astray into idolatry, and were sponsored by foreign, gentile powers for the purpose of subverting Jewish worship (Sanhedrin 43a).
- He was sexually immoral, worshipped statues of stone (a brick is mentioned), was cut off from the Jewish people for his wickedness, and refused to repent (Sanhedrin 107b; Sotah 47a).
- He learned witchcraft in Egypt and, to perform miracles, used procedures that involved cutting his fleshwhich is also explicitly banned in the Bible (Shabbos 104b).
Who Was Jesus?
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~ child
the threat of blasphemy against The Holy Spirit (the unpardonable sin)levelled at those who would test the activities of MEN for Biblical soundness regarding their practises can not be supported by the Biblical definition spoken by Christ, in context, in Matthew.
the Pharisees stood face to face with Jesus Christ, The I AM and accused
Him of performing HIS miracles by the power of Be'elzebub.
He said things said against He Himself (the Word made flesh) could be forgiven, but the sin the Pharisees committed was a specific accusation that is made to this day - that the Power Jesus manifested to perform the MIRACLES HE PERFORMED in Person was from a Mystery Religion deity Be'elzebub.
Matthew is a "jewish" Gospel, presenting Jesus as the King of Israel - His language to them is entirely in context, the sin is specific.
understanding the intense conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees (their Traditions) and what their own religion actually was reveals this sin.
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if we who doubt these manifestations we see MEN performing in God's Name are wrong, we need to join THE WAVE.
if we are not wrong, the entire movement is not of God, and the charlatans (most have already confessed there are many) are more likely coming closer to this sin.
that's how serious this is.
