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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. |
Bible Question: To Blasphemed the Holy Spirit is the ultimate sin and it says in Luke12 and in Mark 3:13 that you won't be forgiven. What does it mean to "blaspheme and how do you keep from Blaspheming? |
Bible Answer: Mattiep, the word "blasphemy" means, in its usual sense, the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God. In this usual, more generic, sense we blaspheme God every single time we commit a sin of any kind. And of these sins God has promised to be merciful and just to forgive us. But the sin of which you ask, often called the unpardonable sin, was the sin the Jews committed when they ascribed the works of Jesus to the power of Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons. (Matt.12:24). Jesus' miracles were authentications of His Person and mission as the Son of God. Rather than admitting that His supernatural power was a manifestation of the Holy Spirit, they ascribed it to hell (cf. Matt.23:13-36 and Luke 11:52). The fatal sin is the denial of the Holy Spirit's testimony to Jesus as Savior and Lord, and this results ultimately in rejection of the Son of God. When one believes that Jesus derives His power from demoniac sources, he has truly severed the tie with the one Person who alone is able to forgive and save him. That is why this sin is unpardonable. --Hank |