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NASB | Matthew 12:31 ¶ "Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 12:31 ¶ "Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy [every evil, abusive, injurious speaking, or indignity against sacred things] will be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the [Holy] Spirit will not be forgiven. |
Subject: The Unpardonable Sin |
Bible Note: Hank: Thank you for your very, very accurate and timely posting. I agree with you. The Bible agrees with you and you agree with it. As I have said here 200 or 300 times (possibly an exaggeration): Suicide is not, is not, is not the unforgivable sin. Nor is unbelief, doubt, fear, divorce or half a dozen other sins labeled unforgivable by various posters to the Forum. Jesus Himself tells us there is one and only one unforgivable sin: "'The blasphemy against the Spirit' [which] consisted in ascribing to Satan the work of the Holy Spirit (cp. Matthew 12:24)." I could say more about the plain words and teachings of the Bible vs. wild speculation based upon nothing other than wild speculation, but I won't. The folly of putting one's own unsubstantiated speculation above the Word of God has been duly addressed and typically ignored by those whom one would expect to ignore it. P.S. "Unsubstantiated speculation" is probably redundant in light of the definition of speculation. Speaking of definitions, the words "unforgivable" and "unforgiven" are two DIFFERENT words with DIFFERENT meanings. Neither is a synonym of the other. Both words do NOT MEAN THE SAME THING. |