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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: Why is it not relevant today? |
Bible Note: 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 |