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NASB | Luke 11:20 "But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 11:20 "But if I drive out the demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has already come upon you. |
Bible Question:
The key begins in verse 24. Matthew 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is not recognizing Him as the Spirit of God, rejecting Him who is the one who draws us to Christ. If we reject the Holy Spirit calling Him evil as the Pharasees did, we can't come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ." so why is it forgivable to blaspheme against god and the son? |
Bible Answer: Hi Brookelynne 1982, It is interesting to compare the NASB and the NKJ for Matthew 12:23,24. The NASB says "This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?...This man casts out demons only be Beezebul the ruler of the demons." For my personal copy I capitalize Man, He, and this Man again because I know that He is who He said He was, the Son of God. I capitalize them because this Man is the Son (God) of David. This Man is God in the flesh. Yet the flesh is not what we concentrate on; we want to think of the things of the Spirit. In Luke 11:27,28, we read of the woman speaking up from the crowd and saying, "Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts at which You nursed." But He said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and observe it." We want to know that Jesus is God, God is Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is God. And there is only one God. Who is this god [sic] that is in your question? From the heart, Ray |