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NASB | Matthew 12:32 "Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 12:32 "Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit [by attributing the miracles done by Me to Satan] will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. [Mark 3:29; Luke 12:10] |
Bible Question: If you have been born again. Then claim you are a god. Is this forgiveable? I got to thinking about this today. Because of all the teachings on televisions claiming we are gods. Then someone today on a message board ask are not all the false prophets born again christians? Then I got sick to my stomach. What if this was the most ingenius sceme of the Devil to get Christians born again and then get them to blasphemy god. |
Bible Answer: I believe the teaching we are receiving from television is somewhat correct, but it goes to context. Basically, if you read John, you will find many references that come close to saying that we participate in being God. John 12:36 While you have the Light, believe in the Light [have faith in it, hold to it, rely on it], that you may become sons of the Light and be filled with Light. Jesus said these things, and then He went away and hid Himself from them [was lost to their view]. So it seems that we participate in being God, because God is love, and the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts. We are sons of the light, and therefore we must be Light, because light cannot be darkness. I would prefer to think of myself as a son of God as Romans 8:14 says: For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. This leaves little questions for debate. We must all be careful not to assume an identity of the deity soley reserved for referring to the Almighty, however, we are indeed brothers of Jesus Christ, and as a Christian, that should be good enough for us! Having said all that, we must remember that Jesus Himself said "these things I do, you shall do, and even greater things than this." Hallelujah!!! God bless us one and all! |