Is All Sin the Same?

[Blackmarch]

If all sin is not the same, why is the end result of sin the same?

Now as to the blaspheming of the the holy spirit. This is how I have explained it and inevitably somebody tells me that I am wrong.

Blaspheming the holy spirit amounts to not trusting in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Those who have been born again and indwelled with the Holy Spirit are forgiven of EVERY sin because the blood of Christ has covered them all. There is nothing that person can do to have that taken away (some will also disagree here, but that too, is another discussion). If a Christian could do that which couldn't be forgiven, then he couldn't be a Christian because every person who has placed his trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior will be in God's presence. Those who are stained with unforgiveable sin cannot be.

So how could a Christian blaspheme the Holy Spirit? A Christian cannot. The one sin for which no one can be forgiven is not placing your trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior because if you do not, none of your sins are forgiven.

Um there will be differences in the resurrection.. why shouldn't there be differences in non heavenly rewards?

 

[ChristianCenturion]

I have also heard it expalined that humans cannot commit the sin of blaspheming the Holy Spirit because we have never actually seen the Spirit, but that angels can and this is the reason why God will forgive our sins but will never forgive the angels who followed Satan.

I don't pretend to know which view is correct, but I do agree that either way Christians cannot commit this sin.

Some may consider that:

Acts 5:3-6
3Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God.”
5When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. 6Then the young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

...is an example that applies to grieving the Spirit.

 

[Archivist]

Some may consider that Acts 5:3-6 is an example that applies to grieving the Spirit.

Perhaps.

As I said, I personally do not know and was simply offering a view on the subject that I had heard.