Fear of the Unpardonable Sin (OCD?)

[William3]

I’m having a really difficult time and I need to talk it out. I’ve been struggling with intense fear of the Unpardonable Sin. Let me say, by no means do I want to have ANY though against the Lord in any way, shape, or form. I would genuinely rather have the Lord take me before I committed such an evil sin…..that being said, my mind is weak. It’s like recently, the evil and vile thoughts have been ramped up to 11. I mean any blasphemy you can think of has probably gone through my head. I suffer from OCD, and I’d like to believe that it’s to blame. Simply put, my Obsession is the unpardonable sin and I have compulsions I do whenever I get a bad thought to try and “counteract it”. Recently, I’ve been trying to stop the cycle and just ignore the thoughts, thus stripping them of any power over me. For a few days, that worked. Now, I feel like I’m being accused of being careless. I’m not trying to be. I’m trying to just ignore any evil though that arises, so they don’t have any power over me. I’m just afraid because I feel like my mind is saying “you aren’t fighting them, so you agree with them” and “because you are ignoring them, that shows you aren’t taking this seriously and you probably wanted at least one of them”. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, I’m trying to fight them by ignoring them. But what if? I’m just so afraid. I’m also afraid because the other day I was mad at the girl I’m with, and as per usual, I started getting hit with these evil thoughts. I tried to ignore them, but then it’s like I started hearing “You’re angry, and in your anger you blasphemed the Lord”. At this point, I’m just terrified in general. What if, in ignoring these thoughts, I thought one of them. I didn’t want to, but what if? What if for a split second, I cracked and though something awful. I’m afraid because I can’t remember any of the thoughts because I was so busy trying to ignore them…..I’m scared out of my mind. Someone please help me.

 

[Der Alte]

I’m having a really difficult time and I need to talk it out. I’ve been struggling with intense fear of the Unpardonable Sin. Let me say, by no means do I want to have ANY though against the Lord in any way, shape, or form. I would genuinely rather have the Lord take me before I committed such an evil sin…..that being said, my mind is weak. It’s like recently, the evil and vile thoughts have been ramped up to 11. I mean any blasphemy you can think of has probably gone through my head. I suffer from OCD, and I’d like to believe that it’s to blame. Simply put, my Obsession is the unpardonable sin and I have compulsions I do whenever I get a bad thought to try and “counteract it”. Recently, I’ve been trying to stop the cycle and just ignore the thoughts, thus stripping them of any power over me. For a few days, that worked. Now, I feel like I’m being accused of being careless. I’m not trying to be. I’m trying to just ignore any evil though that arises, so they don’t have any power over me. I’m just afraid because I feel like my mind is saying “you aren’t fighting them, so you agree with them” and “because you are ignoring them, that shows you aren’t taking this seriously and you probably wanted at least one of them”. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, I’m trying to fight them by ignoring them. But what if? I’m just so afraid. I’m also afraid because the other day I was mad at the girl I’m with, and as per usual, I started getting hit with these evil thoughts. I tried to ignore them, but then it’s like I started hearing “You’re angry, and in your anger you blasphemed the Lord”. At this point, I’m just terrified in general. What if, in ignoring these thoughts, I thought one of them. I didn’t want to, but what if? What if for a split second, I cracked and though something awful. I’m afraid because I can’t remember any of the thoughts because I was so busy trying to ignore them…..I’m scared out of my mind. Someone please help me.

If you had committed the unforgivable sin your conscience would be so seared and numb you would not be concerned about it. I recommend a lot of prayer about anger. Perhaps consider counseling with your pastor.

 

[Brihaha]

Shortly after I finished reading the Bible I kept being tempted to revel in fleshly sin. So as I prayed one day I simply asked God to remove these temptations from my mind. He took these temptations away from me almost immediately. I was flabbergasted in surprise by His instantaneous power using the Holy Spirit inside me. I can't honestly say this works every single time we ask, but it often does work to alleviate our pain. I certainly understand your frustration as your faith seems genuine. Try not to overthink your every thought. God made faith simple but we mortals find ways to complicate our lives. Peace to you my friend.

 

[Tolworth John]

I’m having a really difficult time and I need to talk it out. I’ve been struggling with intense fear of the Unpardonable Sin

Please look up the free site:- International OCD Foundation | 25 Tips for Succeeding in Your OCD Treatment

particularly point 4. Always try hard to agree with all obsessive thoughts — never analyze, question, or argue with them. The questions they raise are not real questions, and there are no real answers to them. Try not to get too detailed when agreeing — simply say the thoughts are true and real.

read this list several times, share it with your family, minister, youth workers who ever is there to help you etc.


On a spiritual note.

God knows you, he knows your condition, your mental problems and he will not condem you for something that is beyond your control.

 

[JohnC101]

Philippians 4: 6-7 "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

You're thinking about this too hard and obsessing over things you don't need to put a second thought to. Tolworth John, who posted before me, had a link to some tips for OCD, probably a good idea to look at that.

May God help you with your OCD and bless you on your spiritual journey!

 

[ozso]

I’m having a really difficult time and I need to talk it out. I’ve been struggling with intense fear of the Unpardonable Sin. Let me say, by no means do I want to have ANY though against the Lord in any way, shape, or form. I would genuinely rather have the Lord take me before I committed such an evil sin…..that being said, my mind is weak. It’s like recently, the evil and vile thoughts have been ramped up to 11. I mean any blasphemy you can think of has probably gone through my head. I suffer from OCD, and I’d like to believe that it’s to blame. Simply put, my Obsession is the unpardonable sin and I have compulsions I do whenever I get a bad thought to try and “counteract it”. Recently, I’ve been trying to stop the cycle and just ignore the thoughts, thus stripping them of any power over me. For a few days, that worked. Now, I feel like I’m being accused of being careless. I’m not trying to be. I’m trying to just ignore any evil though that arises, so they don’t have any power over me. I’m just afraid because I feel like my mind is saying “you aren’t fighting them, so you agree with them” and “because you are ignoring them, that shows you aren’t taking this seriously and you probably wanted at least one of them”. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, I’m trying to fight them by ignoring them. But what if? I’m just so afraid. I’m also afraid because the other day I was mad at the girl I’m with, and as per usual, I started getting hit with these evil thoughts. I tried to ignore them, but then it’s like I started hearing “You’re angry, and in your anger you blasphemed the Lord”. At this point, I’m just terrified in general. What if, in ignoring these thoughts, I thought one of them. I didn’t want to, but what if? What if for a split second, I cracked and though something awful. I’m afraid because I can’t remember any of the thoughts because I was so busy trying to ignore them…..I’m scared out of my mind. Someone please help me.

You are one of many who come here over the unpardonable sin fear. It's quite common. This sin is basically such a rejection of Christ, you wouldn't care about it. It's unforgivable simply because it means being so against Jesus you wouldn't accept his forgiveness. As scary as unforgivable sin sounds, it just simply means being an unbeliever. And it's not like some kind of incantation you say or think that takes you to a point of no return. It's just regular old steadfast unbelief the same as all the regular ordinary unbelievers in the world. Plus I'm pretty sure what Jesus said about it, only pertained to Pharisees while Jesus was performing miracles which they rejected. So unless you have a time machine to take you back 2000 years, you're exempt.

 

[William3]

Thank you to everyone who answered. It’s a genuine struggle for me. Obviously it’s not something I ever want to think; however, my OCD keeps this topic in the front of my mind because I’m so afraid of it. It’s scary because your mind produces so many awful thoughts and I’m just stuck here trying to resist them all (which makes it way worse). Does anyone know how to break the cycle?

 

[FutureAndAHope]

I’m having a really difficult time and I need to talk it out. I’ve been struggling with intense fear of the Unpardonable Sin. Let me say, by no means do I want to have ANY though against the Lord in any way, shape, or form. I would genuinely rather have the Lord take me before I committed such an evil sin…..that being said, my mind is weak. It’s like recently, the evil and vile thoughts have been ramped up to 11. I mean any blasphemy you can think of has probably gone through my head. I suffer from OCD, and I’d like to believe that it’s to blame. Simply put, my Obsession is the unpardonable sin and I have compulsions I do whenever I get a bad thought to try and “counteract it”. Recently, I’ve been trying to stop the cycle and just ignore the thoughts, thus stripping them of any power over me. For a few days, that worked. Now, I feel like I’m being accused of being careless. I’m not trying to be. I’m trying to just ignore any evil though that arises, so they don’t have any power over me. I’m just afraid because I feel like my mind is saying “you aren’t fighting them, so you agree with them” and “because you are ignoring them, that shows you aren’t taking this seriously and you probably wanted at least one of them”. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, I’m trying to fight them by ignoring them. But what if? I’m just so afraid. I’m also afraid because the other day I was mad at the girl I’m with, and as per usual, I started getting hit with these evil thoughts. I tried to ignore them, but then it’s like I started hearing “You’re angry, and in your anger you blasphemed the Lord”. At this point, I’m just terrified in general. What if, in ignoring these thoughts, I thought one of them. I didn’t want to, but what if? What if for a split second, I cracked and though something awful. I’m afraid because I can’t remember any of the thoughts because I was so busy trying to ignore them…..I’m scared out of my mind. Someone please help me.

The fact is the cross covers all of our sins. From the day we were born to the day we die.

Heb 9:27-28 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many.

So there is no sin that is unforgivable. The passages that talk of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit are in the context of Jesus performing mighty signs, and the Pharisees calling the signs of the devil. The sin of the Pharisees was to see all the drawings of the Holy Spirit, but attribute those drawings to Satan, not because they were religious, but because they still wanted their sins. Their sin was unforgivable because there were no more signs Jesus could give, He had already given them everything, yet they denied Jesus miracles. You can be forgiven even for blasphemy. Still try not to blaspheme but know that it, as a sin, is forgivable.

 

[port41919]

I’m having a really difficult time and I need to talk it out. I’ve been struggling with intense fear of the Unpardonable Sin. Let me say, by no means do I want to have ANY though against the Lord in any way, shape, or form. I would genuinely rather have the Lord take me before I committed such an evil sin…..that being said, my mind is weak. It’s like recently, the evil and vile thoughts have been ramped up to 11. I mean any blasphemy you can think of has probably gone through my head. I suffer from OCD, and I’d like to believe that it’s to blame. Simply put, my Obsession is the unpardonable sin and I have compulsions I do whenever I get a bad thought to try and “counteract it”. Recently, I’ve been trying to stop the cycle and just ignore the thoughts, thus stripping them of any power over me. For a few days, that worked. Now, I feel like I’m being accused of being careless. I’m not trying to be. I’m trying to just ignore any evil though that arises, so they don’t have any power over me. I’m just afraid because I feel like my mind is saying “you aren’t fighting them, so you agree with them” and “because you are ignoring them, that shows you aren’t taking this seriously and you probably wanted at least one of them”. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, I’m trying to fight them by ignoring them. But what if? I’m just so afraid. I’m also afraid because the other day I was mad at the girl I’m with, and as per usual, I started getting hit with these evil thoughts. I tried to ignore them, but then it’s like I started hearing “You’re angry, and in your anger you blasphemed the Lord”. At this point, I’m just terrified in general. What if, in ignoring these thoughts, I thought one of them. I didn’t want to, but what if? What if for a split second, I cracked and though something awful. I’m afraid because I can’t remember any of the thoughts because I was so busy trying to ignore them…..I’m scared out of my mind. Someone please help me.

In the Book of Matthew (12: 31-32), we read, "Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven