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1 | Why is it not relevant today? | Matt 12:31 | mark d seyler | 186878 | ||
Hi WOS, While it seems to me more likely that people who disbelieve would sooner ignore the Scriptures than blaspheme the Holy Spirit, I tend to agree with you that one could accept the historical veracity of the gospel accounts, and make the same attribution as the Pharisees did, and in so doing, commit the same sin. I do think the Scripture is clear about this sin being to blaspheme (vilify) the Holy Spirit, in effect, to claim that God's Spirit is an "evil spirit". (Even writing this gives me the willies!) It seems to me that the sin itself isn't dependent upon a specific circumstance, but rather on an action performed. Love in Christ, Mark |
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2 | Why is it not relevant today? | Matt 12:31 | Wild Olive Shoot | 186893 | ||
Hi Mark, nice to hear from you. I consider blaspheming the Holy Ghost to be much broader than just the act of vilifying, but in context here, I wholeheartedly agree with you. It was meant as vilifying the acts performed by Christ as not being attributable to God, but of the devil. Matthew 12:32 really does drive that point home I guess. You can speak against the man, his human nature, and be forgiven. But to claim the miraculous power displayed in His divinity was anything less than divine will not be pardonable. For by claiming that, you deny who Christ was and is. But I do think that this is relevant today as there are many that make the ignorant claim that Christ was simply a magician or illusionist and deceived those who witnessed His acts. To simply lessen His divinity is blasphemous regardless of whether or not the claimed intentions were meant to apply Christ’s power to the devil or used to reject His divinity and claim otherwise. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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