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Does blasphemy against the Holy Spirit mean attributing the works of the Holy Spirit to Satan?

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I don't think so.

Some Christians speak in tongues today and claim that they are enabled by the Holy Spirit. In response, some cessationists believe that speaking in tongues today is from Satan.

Have these cessationists blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, the unforgivable sin?

No, not necessarily.

Why do some people think that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit means attributing the works of the Holy Spirit to Satan? Where does this confusion about the unforgivable sin come from?

Mark 3:

22 the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He [Jesus] is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.”
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These scribes had hardened their hearts against Jesus. Jesus replied:

28 “Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”
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These scribes blasphemed against the Holy Spirit due to their hardened hearts.

30 for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
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In this case, the scribes accused Jesus had an unclean spirit in him. By this act, they blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, i.e., they committed the unforgivable sin because of their hardened hearts, not because they attributed the power of the Holy Spirit to the prince of demons.
 
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Reluctant Theologian said:
Yet God does not forsake His people, or abandons His promises
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No, but that generation of Israel cause their desperation throughout the world and the destruction of Jerusalem.
 
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tonychanyt said:
I don't think so.

Some Christians speak in tongues today and claim that they are enabled by the Holy Spirit. In response, some cessationists believe that speaking in tongues today is from Satan.
Have these cessationists blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, the unforgivable sin?
No, not necessarily.
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I disagree.
tonychanyt said:
Why do some people think that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit means attributing the works of the Holy Spirit to Satan? Where does this confusion about the unforgivable sin come from?
Mark 3:
These scribes had hardened their hearts against Jesus. Jesus replied:
These scribes blasphemed against the Holy Spirit due to their hardened hearts.
In this case, the scribes accused Jesus had an unclean spirit in him. By this act, they blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, i.e., they committed the unforgivable sin because of their hardened hearts, not because they attributed the power of the Holy Spirit to the prince of demons.
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What ever reason one says a work of God is of the devil, has credited satan with a miracle from God.
 
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Hoping2 said:
I disagree. What ever reason one says a work of God is of the devil, has credited satan with a miracle from God.
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We have had a poster here say that a particular Church is not a Church. Does your argument stretch that far?
 
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Maori Aussie said:
We have had a poster here say that a particular Church is not a Church. Does your argument stretch that far?
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I would apply my conclusion if the "sayer" had he accredited a church of God to the devil.
 
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The point of blasphemy of the Holy Spirt is it results in denying Christ is the Messiah. Which means you can't believe in Jesus for forgiveness. Which therefore makes it an unforgivable sin, because it cuts off the only way to forgiveness.
 
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