The
Unpardonable Sin and its Effect?The Unpardonable Sin and its Effect?
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "The blasphemy was the Pharisees claiming Jesus cured people by the power of the devil. When what cured/healed people was the Holy Spirit of God working through Jesus. So they were not actually speaking against Jesus by what they said, but against God the Father. That was the unpardonable sin."
Resisting the Holy Spirit, yes (Ac
7:51). Jesus gave the scribes a short course in
logic after their accusation.
[The Unforgivable Sin
Mark 3:20-35 by John
MacArthur] "...[W]hat is the conclusion of the elite religious leadership of
Israel? Jesus is not the holy Lord of heaven. They use the vilest possible
slander and blasphemy and say the Son of God is nothing but a servant of
Beelzebul. Most people wouldn't say that. I don't think most people in Israel
would say that. I think it was a hard sell for them to convince the people that
this was actually who He was. I don't think there are very many people that
would say that today. Some would, some would say that Jesus was satanic but it's
pretty rare. If you reject Jesus, you probably don't want to say that, you
probably never have said that, you might never have thought that. There are
atheists who reject Christianity who don't go that far...(MacArthur)"
No one will be able to say that God did not give them a chance to be saved.
MacArthur continues:
"...What about today? Could somebody commit this? Right. He could? Look, we've
all been forgiven for rejecting Christ, haven't we? We've all been forgiven for
rejecting Christ because we weren't born saved. So we've all been forgiven for
that. But the one who won't be forgiven is the one called the apostate who gets
full exposure to the truth, full exposure to the gospel, full revelation and
makes the final conclusion...it's not true, I reject Christ. It's a deception.
If that's where you end up after full exposure, that's what's called
apostasy...that's unforgivable. The Holy Spirit's testimony is that He is Lord.
The Holy Spirit did this mighty work through Him to demonstrate that He is...He
is Lord..." Full text:
The Unforgivable Sin Mark 3:20-35 by John MacArthur
"1900 years ago, they slayed Him. Today they put His blood under foot." ~ J.
Vernon McGee