Did I commit Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?

[steamforthis]

I have OCD and about a million other things that follow that.

Today, I called the Holy Spirit a demon about a hundred times just because I tried NOT to call Him a demon. I was just chanting the words "the Holy Spirit is not a demon, the Holy Spirit is good, the Holy Spirit is God" over and over again for literally hours.

Occasionally, I messed up and said "the Holy Spirit is a demon" or "the Holy Spirit is not God". Other times I said this and tried to quickly cover for it saying "the Holy Spirit is a good demon". But that really doesn't make any sense and is an oxymoron. OCD is clearly not logical.

After I tried to cover for it, I said "the Holy Spirit is not a good demon". But, my stupid brain accidentally contrasted good with regular instead of demon with God and I ended up saying "the Holy Spirit is a regular demon" afterwards. To make things worse, when I tried to reconcile that, I accidentally said "The Holy Spirit is a special demon". This was because my brain again contrasted regular with special.

Have I committed the unforgivable sin?

Should I just ignore the thoughts? It's hard to pray for forgiveness again and again when you do it over a hundred times, and that you just repeat it over and over again.

 

[kefaup8859]

You definitely did not commit the unpardonable sin. I struggled with the same fear for 2 years in intense fashion. Just recently have I overcome this through the mercy of God. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is an intentional act. The Pharisees of Jesus' day saw the miracles but stubbornely refused to believe. God knows your heart and that you want to serve him.

1 John 4:18: "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out all fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love"

 

[Tredoslop]

there are expositions on the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit and to merely have a bad thought is not to commit - even if it is accidental. It is possible to commit this sin, but I (like many others) doubt you can have committed it and worry about it at the same time. That said, be sure to make sure your heart is right with God.
However, you may not be convinced by my or anyone else's assurances so it'd be good to seek professional psychiatric help to have peace from this.

 

[steamforthis]

How do you guys feel when you have these thoughts? Because right now, instead of feeling only sadness and despair, I also feel frustration and anger at my OCD. Like, words cannot even explain it.

 

[princesspeach5280]

Steamforthis,
when I have thoughts like those, I feel a mixture of emotions. I think I know what you mean when you say words can't explain it. It's like I'm sad, I feel guilty, I feel like there's no help for me, I feel a lot of frustration, and just so many other things.
I said a prayer for you and I'm here to talk if you ever need to.

 

[steamforthis]

Has anyone ever felt that they want to give up? Like they are tired of fighting it?

No matter how much evidence I give to support the fact that the Holy Spirit is not a demon, the OCD keeps saying otherwise. It's like it's saying 2+2 is 5.

I'm tired of arguing against it over and over again. And I have prayed constantly for forgiveness hundreds of times. After a while, it feels like the prayers lose meaning because I just keep on doing it.

 

[sophia2013]

This too has been happening to me too. No matter what I do it just wont keep silent its so annoying. Following Jesus is going to be a battle.. We got alot of spiritual enemies that would do whatever they can to stop us from having a relationship with our savior Jesus. the enemy fills us with the thoughts that we don't want..most likely lies because Jesus said he's been a liar since the beginning. He will make us think his demonic thoughts are our own but we need to hold up that shield of faith.. And i used to get the most ugliest thoughts while reading the bible but i just forced myself..saying to myself...these thoughts can say whatever they want im still going for Jesus... And i am.

 

[kaykay9.0]

Steam, praying for you today and I am going to cut and paste what I said to Sophia because it applies to you as well~~

Been through it as well as many others have here as you can see. The Lord KNOWS you don't want these thoughts! He is not going to hold you accountable for thoughts you dont want and /or mean and even if you feel you have been angry with the Holy Spirit or something like that, this is still not what these scriptures refer to. If you want the Lord in your life, then you have not bladphemed the Holy Spirit. I dont believe anyone can just "accidentally" blaspheme the Holy Spirit!
About the unwanted thoughts~~the way to get rid of them is to totally ignore them. Yep, ignore them. Dont give them any credence whatsoever. If you must, say to the Lord ( for your benefit not really His) that uou are going to ignore the thoughts in order to get rid of them. Say thos only ONE TIME! After that, just let the thought come or not come. When you get anxious about them, it's difficult not to think about them. Like if someone says dont think about green monkeys or red gorillas whatever you do! Well, now green monkeys and red gorillas are in your thoughts incessantly.same with blasphemous thoughts. They are just mind clutter nothing more. Believe me the Lord knows your heart.
This is likely OCD. Please treat the OCD, not the thoughts!! Are you seeing a counselor or therapist familiar with OCD? If not, you need to consider it strongly!
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[kaykay9.0]

This is a good sebsite to check out if your obsession is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit~~
Treating religious obsessive compulsive disorder (scrupulosity) Easy Christian alternative to cognitive-behavioral therapy

This is a good website, though not a Christian one, to learn how OCD operates and some treatment methods. Much insight by Dr. Nathan Phillipson~

OCD ONLINE HOME PAGE

 

[kaykay9.0]

www.net-burst.net/guilty/OCD_treatment.htm]

This is a great website for those whose OCD struggles are centering around blaspheming the Holy Spirit and unwanted tjoughts etc.

 

[sophia2013]

this is the most depressing thing to go through.. Its like the same thought morning till night, its making me wanna turn to drugs or something, (bad idea I know) but ANYTHING to have peace of mind and peace from all the fear and torment !!! These thoughts are causing deep depression
its so annoying. It makes me so mad but i try not be angry cuz tht will make it worse. Uggh how long will this go on
For.

 

[Al Gammate]

I had researched this in my younger years, when I too once thought I had blasphemed the Holy Spirit. It seems to me many if not most Christians go through this after reading parts of the bible regarding blaspheming the Holy Spirit.

After questioning many theologians and reading much literature regarding blaspheming the Holy Spirit, I came to the following conclusion.

Blaspheming the Holy Spirit means to live your entire life turning your back on God. If you live your entire life rejecting God and His commandments, then He cannot possibly help you in any way.

This can be likened to permanently disowning your parents. If you were to move far away from your parents, and not give them any means to contact you (e.g., phone number, mailing address, email address), would they be in a position to help you in any way?

 

[emilie mayer]

Dont give up thats what the enemy wants. Keep pressing forward through the fear. God is the almighty and your situation isnt to big for him. Remember God promises never to leave you nor forsake you. He is right there with you. Yall are a team now give faith. What we are going through is a faith builder. God promises to keep hold of you. Say scripture out loud to contradict the thoughts your having. God knows your heart. The fact that the thoughts bother you show you love the Lord.

 

[suhas]

You definitely did not commit the unpardonable sin. I struggled with the same fear for 2 years in intense fashion. Just recently have I overcome this through the mercy of God. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is an intentional act. The Pharisees of Jesus' day saw the miracles but stubbornely refused to believe. God knows your heart and that you want to serve him.

1 John 4:18: "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out all fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love"

Hello can you please share your testimony about this blasphemy against holyspirit.Did you call him demon?

 

[Mari17]

Hello can you please share your testimony about this blasphemy against holyspirit.Did you call him demon?

This is a helpful article...Have I Committed the Unpardonable Sin? - Scrupulosity.com

 

[suhas]

This is a helpful article...Have I Committed the Unpardonable Sin? - Scrupulosity.com

I have heard alot of explanations,I want to know about personal experiences not explanations.