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NASB | Mark 3:30 because they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 3:30 [Jesus said this] because the scribes and Pharisees were [attributing His miracles to Satan by] saying, "He has an unclean spirit." |
Subject: Blasphemy against Holy Spirit |
Bible Note: Norrie, we all of us who are regenerated believers were at one time lost in our sins. Even when the Holy Spirit of God through the instrumentality of His word drew us to Christ, without which no one can come to Him (John 6:44), we may have resisted for a time. When the Spirit said, "Come...take the water of life without cost" (see Revelation 22:17), we may have rejected His invitation for a time. But this is not the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit that Jesus was speaking of in Matthew 12 and Mark 3. This was the deliberate, calculated denial of Christ as the Son of God, the attribution of His supernatural powers not to the Holy Spirit but to Beelzebul, the ruler of demons. ..... Norrie, I must ask you, do you think it within reason to believe that a truly regenerated child of God would or could commit the unpardonable sin? God does not play games with His offer of eternal life, nor is He slow about His promise (2 Peter 3:9). When in John 3:16 He promises eternal life to all who believe in His Son, Jesus Christ, He means it and He means every word of it. God does not dangle eternal life before our eyes as we might dangle a carrot before a hungry rabbit and say, "Now, this is eternal life. Take it and be sure you don't lose it. Be a good person, sing in the choir, do all the good works you can in order to keep your salvation secure. Be careful, be cautious, help old ladies across the street, brush your teeth twice a day. And don't let anyone snatch this gift of eternal life out of your hand." The Bible says, "My sheep hear My voice and I know them and they follow Me; and I GIVE ETERNAL LIFE to them, and they will NEVER perish; and NO ONE is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand." (John 10:27-29). Salvation is wholly of God. It is a gift given by God's grace alone. It is solely on the basis of the redemption of Jesus Christ. The merit of His shed blood on the Cross is what saves us and keeps us saved. Human merit of works has no power whatever to save us or keep us saved. Scriptural references: John 1:12; Eph. 1:4-7; 2:8-10; 1 Peter 1:18,19; John 5:24; 6:37-40. --Hank |