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NASB | Mark 3:29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"-- |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 3:29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit and His power [by attributing the miracles done by Me to Satan] never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin [a sin which is unforgivable in this present age as well as in the age to come]"-- [Matt 12:32; Luke 12:10] |
Bible Question:
I am new to this site and I am glad to have found it. My question is concerning one word in Mark 3:29. This word is 'never'. Does this mean that one can never accept the Lord if one blashpemies against the Holy Spirit? Is this person going to hell or does this person still have the possibility of eternal salvation? I don't believe that Matthew 10:33 or II Timothy 2:12 can apply. In Mark 3:29 this verse is applying to the Holy Spirit not Jesus or God. Of course we are talking about two different words as well. One is deny and the other is blasphemes. |
Bible Answer: Hi bartii, When you said the word "never" having forgiveness in regard to Mark 3:29 and the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, I thought of the book of Hebrews and the word "impossible". But before getting to that, I want to say a few things. I don't remember anyone saying in your thread that the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit revolves around people saying that Jesus did His works through an evil spirit. Here in Mark 3:30 it says "because they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit." In Matthew 12:24, they said, "This Man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons." In Luke 12:12, Jesus claims that "the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say." And in verse 5 He warns them: "fear the One who after He has killed has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him." In these three occasions I see the triune God being represented as being holy. It is this Holy Spirit that teaches us His word. And I believe that we are partakers of holy spirit, these words of Life, the gospel of our salvation. We "have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come." Hebrews 6:5. If we fall away after hearing these words, then it is "impossible" to be renewed to repentance. It is impossible because we are putting Him to open shame by saying that His is an evil spirit; saying that His words are not true. We deny Him and His power when this is done. And yet, we are convinced that we will not fall away. Hebrews 6:9, "But beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation, though we are speaking in this way." From the heart, Ray |