How sinles must I be in order to be perfect?

[Joe67]

Yes you understand me correctly, that is the Grace part of salvation.... whereas in the old covenant, you did not receive Grace but immediate punishment. You remember when Moses plead with God to defer a punishment of His people and it was granted, Jesus is the one pleading on our behalf now. He understands our human condition and has imparted Grace to us.

But, this does not excuse us from obeying the Law or having unrepentent sins upon our hearts. God knows if we are sincere in our worship of Him.

ECR,

As we think upon our Lord interceding in our behalf, it is good to think upon the biblical pictures of this in Zechariah 3 and in Revelation 12.

Then Hebrews 12 is also a blessing upon which to contemplate. The blood that speaks better things than that of Abel.

These are all pictures of the authority of grace over justice.

Joe

 

[Byfaithalone1]

Does rejecting the Spirit in our hearts constitute the beginnings of speaking blasphemy against the Spirit?

To reach this conclusion, I'd have to read things into the passage that aren't actually there.

BFA

 

[Joe67]

Does rejecting the Spirit in our hearts constitute the beginnings of speaking blasphemy against the Spirit?

ECR,

The following Scripture has been the means of the Lord guiding my thoughts on the mystery of blasphemy against the holy Spirit, that our Lord set before our thoughts while he was in the flesh of this present evil world.

Heb 10:26-29
26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? KJV

Joe

 

[EastCoastRemnant]

Thanx Joe!!

 

[Byfaithalone1]

ECR,

The following Scripture has been the means of the Lord guiding my thoughts on the mystery of blasphemy against the holy Spirit, that our Lord set before our thoughts while he was in the flesh of this present evil world.

Heb 10:26-29
26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? KJV

Joe

Why would we connect the concept of sinning wilfully with the concept of speaking evil of the Spirit? Such a connection has a human origin.

BFA

 

[Joe67]

ECR,

Another witness of the Spirit of Jesus to my heart and mind concerning blasphemy against the holy Spirit was from the book of Acts.

Acts 5:3
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? KJV

Acts 5:9
9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? KJV

Joe