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Blaspheming Holy Spirit
4/9/2006 1:07 pmLast Read: |
After all the talk about how boundless and all-covering God's forgiving grace is, the Bible throws us a curveball. Matthew 12:31,32 speaks of one sin that will not be forgiven, the sin of blaspheming the Holy Spirit. Yet, the verse in Matthew does not say that God cannot forgive it; it says that God will not forgive it. One can sense that there's more to it than just the bare fact. Let's start by asking ourselves how it could possibly be that this sin and only this sin will not be forgiven. (The following is, of course, merely informed guesswork about a true mystery.) The Spirit brings us Christ and shapes our lives into His. If I were to choose to oppose the Holy Spirit, or even urge others to oppose the Spirit, I'd be working against God's work on earth, against the reign of God as it is unfolding right now, and against the Spirit's bringing Christ into me. That's worse than merely denying that God is at work among people (mere disbelief). Since the Spirit could only enter my life by way of force, and the Spirit doesn't work that way, that means the faith would not be created in me, and the saving grace that goes with it could not come in. Acting and speaking against the Holy Spirit is like the prodigal son deciding that he loves being a swine and thus he doesn't go home. If he does not go home, his father never rushes to greet him, he never gets to taste the fatted calf, and he never gets to have a restart in life with someone who loves him. Though it is entirely available, forgiveness would never come, because that which makes forgiveness come about does not take place. In that same way, the one sin of evil against the Holy Spirit remains unforgiven. Wanna go deeper? Receive the Gift of The Holy Spirit Toronto Blessing Part II: Soaking Prayer Praying in the Spirit: How Prayer Language Comes by R. Graves Evidence of The Holy Spirit at Work Blaspheming Holy Spirit Jesus: Ultimate Example of Being Holy Spirit Filled! GLOSSOLALIA: Declaring the Wonders of God 1999-2005 Robert Longman Jr. You can use any Spirithomecom material freely anytime for non-profit, non-commercial personal, church or educational use, if credited. Otherwise, ask permission and pay up. |
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