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NASB | Colossians 1:13 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 1:13 For He has rescued us and has drawn us to Himself from the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, |
Bible Question:
thank you Nolan and bless you I wonder was it because they attributed Jesus power to Satan? ...or they implied that evil could indwell with the Holy Spirit of God? My question would be then is it blaspheme against the Holy Spirit to listen to teachings that belive that Christians could have un-clean spirits? NIV Mark 3:28 - 30 I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven he is guilty of eternal sin He said this because they were saying, "He has an evil spirit KJ21 Mark 28:through 30 "Verily I say unto you, all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men and blasphemies, however they shall blaspheme; but he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation"; because they said, "He hath a unclean spirit" Bless you, peace and wisdom from Our Lord your sister in Christ Jesus Elizabeth |
Bible Answer: Hello Elizabeth! According to the scribes, blasphemy involved direct and explicit abuse of the divine name. Jesus here teaches that it also may be the reviling of God by attributing the Spirit's work to Satan. A person can be forgiven for speaking against Jesus or persecuting His followers if it is unbelief that is out of ignorance (1 Tim. 1:13). But those who know His claims are true and reject Him anyway sin "against the Holy Spirit"- because it is the Holy Spirit who testifies of Christ and makes His truth known to us (John 15:26; 16:14,15). No forgiveness was possible for these Pharisees who witnessed His miracles firsthand, knew the truth of His claims, and still blasphemed the Holy Spirit- because they had already rejected the fullest revelation possible in Jesus Christ. Blessings to you, Nolan |