Bible Question: what is the worst sin? What sin can you not be forgiving for? |
Bible Answer: Elder, prayon is right: sin is sin, period. The Bible says that anyone breaking any commandment is guilty of all. For example, lies don't really have color. A "white" lie is an untruth and so is a "black" one. Regarding the "unpardonable" sin, the sin against the Spirit, in which the Jews avowed that Jesus' power to perform miracles was derived not from God but from Satan, two views are generally held: [1] that this particular sin could only have been committed during Jesus' time on earth and [2] that it transcends time and can be committed today. I personally hold that it is quite possible in any age to side with the views of the Jews of Jesus' time who committed this heinous blasphemy. For example, if one reads the gospel accounts of Jesus' life and works and concludes, irrevocably and once and for all, that Jesus was a fake and a fraud, a demon in disguise, it is not difficult to comprehend that that person has abandoned all hope of salvation. There are no other paths to salvation that one can take, no other options to be selected, no other hopes to be entertained -- there is nothing that can save us but the precious blood of the Lamb. --Hank |