What is Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?

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I grew up in the Baptist church. I decided to read the bible and came across this:

Matthew 19:16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” 17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” 18 “Which ones?” he inquired. Jesus replied, “ ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”

And the baptist church was not teaching this. The baptist church taught, basically, believe Jesus died for your sins, ask for forgiveness and you are saved. Every once in a while thy would say you have to repent first.

I read the new testament and saw where Jesus taught we must try to follow the commandments and love our neighbors as ourselves to the best of our ability and ask forgiveness when we can not.

I kept searching for a church that actually taught this and I have come across a couple ministers who taught this, but the majority did not.

I studied the bible to see where the church went wrong and I found the concept of dispensation, basically saying Jesus wasn't talking to me. So they believe God came down as a man, spent 30+ years then taught a message that would only be good until he died in, what, two years? It was rediculous on the face of it. I studied many religions and it is hard to find any that teach what Jesus taught.

People go on about dispensationalism, which is just not true. They need to do this because they can not comprehend that following the ten commandments is not works, it is simply repentance, trying not to sin, turning from sin. So because they can not understand this they get confused when Paul says we are not saved by works, even though in the next chapter Paul says we must love our neighbors as ourselves and live in the spirit. So they have to invent dispensationalism, which is their religion and dogma.

They run across Paul saying he's elect and believe everyone saved is elect concluding in the errors of Calvanism. I see that God shortens the days or not *even* the elect are saved, so we need to ask ourselves then who besides the elect are saved? Paul even says I'm elect and you are saved because you hear and believe the word.

If any religion, which is most, has to throw away the words of Jesus our Lord and Savior, I want no part of the falsehoods.

I have been going to a non denominational church and while some non-denominational churches teach the word, this one teaches baptist dogma.

It pains my soul when I sit in a congregation and hear a pastor spew falsehoods. I have found that it is no use trying to teach the actual word of God, people always say, "but my pastor says this" and I explain from the scripture whete their pastor has erred and I get, "you should talk to the pastor, he'll explain it to you.". Argh!

When Jesus spoke to the rich young ruler, He was speaking in terms of the Old Covenant still. But Paul said that the Law of Moses was not done away with because it was good and instituted by God. In the Old Covenant, the Law was observed with rituals and sacrifices, because no one could keep the whole Law, so they had to have sacrifices at least once a year to keep them right with God. God knows the heart of people so, even then, He would know whether a person had a heart full of faith and trust in Him or not. Even so, a person approaching God through faith still had to make sacrifice for sin once a year.

When Jesus died on the cross, He became our one and only Sacrifice for sin. Hebrews tells us that there is no further sacrifice for sin. When a person accepts Christ as Saviour, he is covered by the righteousness of Christ and is fully justified by faith. Now, having said that, Paul says shall we continue in sin so that grace will abound? God forbid!. So he didn't believe that people could go on doing what they did before and still show a genuine faith in Christ. James agrees with him in that he said that if a person says he has faith, he needs to show it by his works. The RCC interprets that as a person is Justified by faith and works, but Paul says that people who teach that are false apostles.

Paul says that the Law is good and is not done away with. He says that it is fulfilled in Christ. This means that instead of having to try and follow an outwardly imposed set of regulations (which are different depending on what church you go to), the genuinely converted believer has the new law written on their heart. This means that their is an inner motivation to seek to live a holy life. Paul, in Galatians 5, shows the works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit. Sanctification is the believer's transformation from the works of the flesh to the fruit of the Spirit. This is a gradual, developmental process as the believer grows in grace and in the knowledge of God.

You mentioned Calvin. Have you read his Institutes? I have. He says quite plainly that if a professing believer is pressing in to holiness of life it shows that he is a genuine believer. He also says that when a person accepts Christ as Saviour and turns from evil and starts doing good, this is the evidence of Election. The evidence of Reprobation is when a person totally rejects Christ. He does not teach Election and Reprobation in terms of "You cannot make a decision for Christ because you are not one of the Elect", not did he at any stage say that because a person is Elect that he does not have to persevere in faith and holiness. He never taught that God deliberately reprobated people and blocked them from receiving Christ. The Scripture says that God is not willing that any should perish but that all may come to repentance. This means that God gives the invitation to all, but not all are going to accept, and that is what makes them reprobates. It was Calvin's followers later on who perverted his doctrine.

I think that many churches concentrate on justification by faith because so many good people are so sin conscious and trying to do good works in order to remain saved and acceptable to God that they are suffering condemnation. This is come about through false holiness teaching that suggested that holiness is essential to salvation. People who believe that are confusing Justification with Sanctification. Justification is by faith in Christ alone. No good works of ours will achieve that. But the evidence of a genuine conversion is that a person will have a passion for and be doing the good works that develops sanctification.
 
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What is Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?
Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is a heart condition according to Luke 6:45, not a one-time action.

It's a heart that persists in rejecting the conviction of the Holy Spirit, effectively closing the door on repentance. There is no forgiveness without repentance.
 
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The answers are found in the word of GOD; the holy scriptures...it is always wise to study on a daily basis and perform a self assessment of a persons own state when reflecting on the scriptures. If GOD the heavenly father is willing to reveal the meaning then he will. My advise to you all is to follow this golden rule and principle; which JESUS CHRIST the son of GOD himself taught us.....

LOVE

Faith, hope and LOVE and the greatest of those three is LOVE. It is the commandment that all other commandments rest upon and is the commandment we are given from above..that we love one another.

My take on that is...

If you truly LOVE one another: you will NOT harm one another. In loving one another we fulfill the commandments and in that we are living by the SPIRIT of GOD and NOT the FLESH NATURE which CONTRADICTS it.

Praise be to GOD the heavenly father and his son JESUS CHRIST forever>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
 
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I personally believe that without question it is attributing the works of God to the Adversary. Let me share two witnesses for this.

1. When you consider a verse like Matthew 12:27, you can see that those around Yeshua were attributing his works, not to the Father who sent him, but to Beelzebub (another name for satan). Yeshua follows this up with his line that blasphemy of the Spirit will not be forgiven.

2. When you look at Exodus 32:8 we see that when the golden calf is molded, the works of God are attributed to this idol. It is called by His name (YHWH) and like I said, God's works are attributed to that thing. What happens to all those who accept this and worship it? Many thousands died that day as punishment.

Aren't there other forms of blasphemy than calling God the devil? The verse says blasphemia from what I've read.
 
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Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is a heart condition according to Luke 6:45, not a one-time action.

It's a heart that persists in rejecting the conviction of the Holy Spirit, effectively closing the door on repentance. There is no forgiveness without repentance.

Doesn't God wait until a person's last breath to ask for forgiveness?

I heard it asked once if people who die from overdoses have a chance to get right with God
 
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Doesn't God wait until a person's last breath to ask for forgiveness?

I heard it asked once if people who die from overdoses have a chance to get right with God
I truly believe that you do have until your last breath. Not, probably, the way God wants, nor a good idea to take that chance... why, if you believed, would you wait......But, ya, as long as you're alive, on this earth, you have a chance.

Just look at the thief on the cross, minutes from death, a criminal, sentenced to the cross, saved at the last chance he had.
 
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I truly believe that you do have until your last breath. Not, probably, the way God wants, nor a good idea to take that chance... why, if you believed, would you wait......But, ya, as long as you're alive, on this earth, you have a chance.

Just look at the thief on the cross, minutes from death, a criminal, sentenced to the cross, saved at the last chance he had.

Do you believe this opinion?

I dont believe people who dedicates their lives to satisfy their own desires, suddenly gets in a life threatening condition, begin to cry out to God and gets saved. Because such people when the bad condition is over, forgets about Jesus right away and keeps living to themselves.
 
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Do you believe this opinion?
I disagree with that opinion.

That is the attitude of man. That once you have done so much against someone or so much negativity, that you are written off.

That is not the attitude of Christ. There is only one thing that is unforgivable, that is the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.

Yes, to us, it does not seem right that someone can live their entire life serving their own wishes, dreams, desires, and lives for the moment... can be saved in an instant when they are in a life threatening situation.

But, God knows their heart. God knows whether it is genuine or just a last ditch effort to, again, serve the needs of themselves, for the moment.

This is the infinite bounds of the grace of God's love.

Remember, we, too, are to forgive like this. Even though, in many cases, it is beyond our human capabilities.

I certainly don't think it is a good idea to live a selfish life with the idea that, at the final hour, you will ask for forgiveness and salvation.....life can end at any second, without the chance for redemption.

I also believe that, for the majority, these people will not be of the proper state of the heart for final hour salvation..... but that is for God to decide.
 
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I truly believe that you do have until your last breath. Not, probably, the way God wants, nor a good idea to take that chance... why, if you believed, would you wait......But, ya, as long as you're alive, on this earth, you have a chance.

Just look at the thief on the cross, minutes from death, a criminal, sentenced to the cross, saved at the last chance he had.
I don't see the thief on the cross as any kind of example for Christians. He was an example of how God wishes that nobody suffers, but the thief did not apply to the person who has heard of Jesus all their life and decided to tempt fate and live the sinners life until the last minute. You can't do that then throw all of your bets on Gods Grace in the last few seconds. No, if that were true then the rest of Gods Word is a lie. You know, like that part that says that you are saved by the Grace of God through His Son, Jesus the Christ, and not of your own works. No, instead of believing and showing the fruit of your belief on a daily basis, you have falsely decided that your salvation rests in how you behave in those last few seconds of your life. What if it comes from behind by a terrorist two feet away with a bomb and you have no time available to make it right with God? Then by your own saying you believe that Christ has no bearing on your salvation. It's all about your ability to create a works scenario where you win based on the clock. Do you not see the ludicrousness of this kind of thinking? Get back into the Word. The WHOLE Word and don't let others lead you astray.
 
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I don't see the thief on the cross as any kind of example for Christians. He was an example of how God wishes that nobody suffers, but the thief did not apply to the person who has heard of Jesus all their life and decided to tempt fate and live the sinners life until the last minute. You can't do that then throw all of your bets on Gods Grace in the last few seconds. No, if that were true then the rest of Gods Word is a lie. You know, like that part that says that you are saved by the Grace of God through His Son, Jesus the Christ, and not of your own works. No, instead of believing and showing the fruit of your belief on a daily basis, you have falsely decided that your salvation rests in how you behave in those last few seconds of your life. What if it comes from behind by a terrorist two feet away with a bomb and you have no time available to make it right with God? Then by your own saying you believe that Christ has no bearing on your salvation. It's all about your ability to create a works scenario where you win based on the clock. Do you not see the ludicrousness of this kind of thinking? Get back into the Word. The WHOLE Word and don't let others lead you astray.
Like I said, I doubt if many of these people, if they attempted such a life, to be saved in the final hour, would be of the state of the heart necessary for salvation.

However, if they were, and that would be up to God's superior knowledge and wisdom to know the hearts of every person, to decide.

If they were, truly and genuinely to come to an epiphany of knowledge or change of heart..... God will not deny them salvation.

As for the thief on the cross.... this is, quite possible that this is the very first time he was presented with the concept that Christ teaches. He was obviously granted salvation by Christ, for his state of the heart.
 
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Aren't there other forms of blasphemy than calling God the devil? The verse says blasphemia from what I've read.

According to the scriptures, this is the worst form of blasphemy. But according to the definition of our English word, it is the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things, even profane talk. So like most things, it is not all-or-nothing but a continuum of mild to severe blasphemy.
 
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Like I said, I doubt if many of these people, if they attempted such a life, to be saved in the final hour, would be of the state of the heart necessary for salvation.

However, if they were, and that would be up to God's superior knowledge and wisdom to know the hearts of every person, to decide.

If they were, truly and genuinely to come to an epiphany of knowledge or change of heart..... God will not deny them salvation.

As for the thief on the cross.... this is, quite possible that this is the very first time he was presented with the concept that Christ teaches. He was obviously granted salvation by Christ, for his state of the heart.
God can decide who and what is true in the final minutes of one's life. God is not limited in his Love. I agree with that, but are you sure that thought fits here?

While God's love is unlimited we have the Bible to study and follow and know that Jesus is the only way to be eternally sanctioned and live with God in Heaven. There is no other way. We also have a point of time in our life when we know the difference between right and wrong and to make that choice. This person says they decided to live like hell until the last minute and then, where there is no life left in them, to say, I confess my sins. That shows two improper thoughts. One. That confession of sins is the way to eternal life with God. Two, that such a decision means you have rejected Christ and all that He meant and intended. That person made a farce of Jesus just as the one who wrote the placard King of the Jews and posted it on His cross. He knew who Jesus was. Like the Romans who made a crown of thorns and forced it onto His head, they knew who he was and not only made light of him, they ridiculed and spat upon our Lord.

Yes, our understanding is the thief was just understanding Jesus' role and knew He had committed no sins. The thief knew he belonged up there, but not Jesus. The counter argument was the other who rejected Christ. Who is this person more like? The one who accepted Christ and asked to be remembered, or the one who rejected Christ?
 
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Aren't there other forms of blasphemy than calling God the devil? The verse says blasphemia from what I've read.
I am positive Sam that you asked me this before and I have answer already. Blasphemy by definition means "to speak evil against."
 
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Aren't there other forms of blasphemy than calling God the devil? The verse says blasphemia from what I've read.
The difference being that this one is unforgivable. The others are forgivable.
 
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What is Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?

It's a sin Jesus spoke about. It's punishment He limited to two ages which He called this age and the age to come. Therefore Jesus did not rule out the possibility of those committing this sin being saved after those ages. In fact since it was written later that God desires all people to be saved, God wishes that those who have blasphemed the Spirit will be saved. Therefore they can be saved. Jesus died for our sins, not every sin except one. Therefore all sins can be pardoned.

Universalism and the Bible – Keith DeRose
 
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Aren't there other forms of blasphemy than calling God the devil? The verse says blasphemia from what I've read.
Moses made it seem as if God treated the people as worthless beings (Raca). But that is not the way God sees His own creations. But we made God into a mean old miser. But the devil and Jonah, knew that it is hard for God to abandon His own, that they will not certainly die, it is because God is Holy. But a lot of Christians slanders His name constantly every day.



Exodus 6:3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself fully known to them.

Luke 1:49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me—holy is his name.

Matthew 6:9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,

Exodus 20:7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

Leviticus 10:3 Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke of when he said: “‘Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.’” Aaron remained silent.

Numbers 20:12 But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.”

Jonah 4:2 He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.

2 Samuel 24:16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Genesis 3:4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman.

Deuteronomy 5:16 “Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Matthew 23:9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.

John 19:27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

Isaiah 63:10 Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy and he himself fought against them.
 
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"Every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven, but blasphemy
against the Spirit will not...either in this age or in the age to
come (Mt. 12:31-32; Mk. 3:29-30). This is saying that every sin
and blasphemy will be forgiven in the age to come except this sin.
If not, what is the point of singling out one sin in particular as an
exception? This is powerful testimony from the lips of Christ
Himself for hope after death! Because a particular sin will not be
forgiven at a given time does not require that the penalty be infinite.
Also, God‘s justice in judgment does not change! (Mal. 3:6).
All judgment is measured and with a purpose. Either a just penalty
will be exacted (He. 2:2), or its forgiveness must await a subsequent
age. (Scripture alludes to - ages to come - Ep. 2:7). We can
rest assured that the Father's chastising penalty for this sin will be
just, and righteous, and in character with His loving heart for all."

https://www.tentmaker.org/books/hope_beyond_hell.pdf
 
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"Every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven, but blasphemy
against the Spirit will not...either in this age or in the age to
come (Mt. 12:31-32; Mk. 3:29-30). This is saying that every sin
and blasphemy will be forgiven in the age to come except this sin.
If not, what is the point of singling out one sin in particular as an
exception? This is powerful testimony from the lips of Christ
Himself for hope after death! Because a particular sin will not be
forgiven at a given time does not require that the penalty be infinite.
Also, God‘s justice in judgment does not change! (Mal. 3:6).
All judgment is measured and with a purpose. Either a just penalty
will be exacted (He. 2:2), or its forgiveness must await a subsequent
age. (Scripture alludes to - ages to come - Ep. 2:7). We can
rest assured that the Father's chastising penalty for this sin will be
just, and righteous, and in character with His loving heart for all."

https://www.tentmaker.org/books/hope_beyond_hell.pdf

Jesus was forewarning them, how much that they need Him, the grace of God. Even though that they had went against Him defiantly, knowingly who He was, that He had still forgave them. Because it is written in their laws that anyone who speak or fought against God or His anointed, that it is an unforgivable offense, that they are to be stone to death, immediately.


Leviticus 24:16 anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord is to be put to death. The entire assembly must stone them. Whether foreigner or native-born, when they blaspheme the Name they are to be put to death.

Numbers 15:30 “‘But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or foreigner, blasphemes the Lord and must be cut off from the people of Israel. 31 Because they have despised the Lord’s word and broken his commands, they must surely be cut off; their guilt remains on them.’”

Job 2:9 His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!”
10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

John 11:53 So from that day on they plotted to take his life.

Matthew 27:4 “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”

Luke 23:34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
 
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