The Unpardonable Sin - What is it?
"Therefore I am saying to you, 'Every sin and blasphemy shall be pardoned men, yet the blasphemy of the spirit shall not be pardoned. And whosoever may be saying a word against the Son of Mankind, it will be pardoned him, yet whoever may be saying aught against the holy spirit, it shall not be pardoned him, neither in this eon nor in that which is impending." (Matthew 12:31-32)
This verse scares the crap out of some folks. They are not sure what it means but have been told by Christianity that it is unpardonable SIN, and anyone who commits it can’t be saved and will be tortured in hell forever.
But here is what the above verse means to me in a nutshell:
1. The "Holy Spirit" is the "spirit of truth" (John 16:3)
2. “No one can say, 'Jesus is Lord', except by the Holy Spirit “
(1 Corinthians 12:3)
3. Christ Jesus is "the Savior of the world” (John 4:42).
4. "...when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth..." (John 16:3)
Failing to believe the "truth" about Christ Jesus as revealed by the "Holy Spirit" is never forgiven anyone (Jew, Gentile or Christians) in this age or the next - it is blasphemy of spirit! However, in the next age ALL HUMANS will know the truth and confess Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God.
This verse scares the crap out of some folks. They are not sure what it means but have been told by Christianity that it is unpardonable SIN, and anyone who commits it can’t be saved and will be tortured in hell forever.
But here is what the above verse means to me in a nutshell:
1. The "Holy Spirit" is the "spirit of truth" (John 16:3)
2. “No one can say, 'Jesus is Lord', except by the Holy Spirit “
(1 Corinthians 12:3)
3. Christ Jesus is "the Savior of the world” (John 4:42).
4. "...when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth..." (John 16:3)
Failing to believe the "truth" about Christ Jesus as revealed by the "Holy Spirit" is never forgiven anyone (Jew, Gentile or Christians) in this age or the next - it is blasphemy of spirit! However, in the next age ALL HUMANS will know the truth and confess Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God.
"Wherefore, also, God highly exalts Him, and graces Him with the name that is above every name, that in the name of Jesus every knee should be bowing, celestial and terrestrial and subterranean, and every tongue should be acclaiming that Jesus Christ is Lord, for the glory of God, the Father." (Philippians 2:10-11)