rejecting Jesus Christ is different from the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

[Behold]

What in the context changes what Jesus said about blasphemy against the Spirit being without forgiveness?

Tong
R1943

The context is that to commit blasphemy AGAINST the Holy Spirit, you had to be talking to Jesus, accusing Him to His face, of doing His miracles, by the "power of Satan".
So, to commit that sin, you need to get in your time machine, go back in time 2000 yrs, and tell Jesus that when He walked on water He did that by the power of the Devil.
The good news is....>you can't....so, that is why you can't commit that sin in 2021.

Now if want to blaspheme the holy Spirit, there are a few ways to do it.
Here is one. John 3:36.

Another is to try to prevent someone from getting born again.

Another is to , in Public, from a pulpit or on a forum, or anywhere that is public, including talking to your neighbor, .... what you do is you replace the Grace of God with any type of gospel that is related to self effort.
For example, you teach that water baptism saves you, or that water has the power to save.
Or you teach that you have to keep commandments or the Torah to be saved, or stay saved.

In other words, any teaching that does not give all Credit to Christ for saving you and keeping you saved, blasphemes the Holy Spirit.

This blasphemy is very specific.....Paul defines it in Galatians 1:8. Its the teaching of "another Gospel", and you are CURSED if you do it, and you remain so, until you stop or die.

 

[Tong2020]

The context is that to commit blasphemy AGAINST the Holy Spirit, you had to be talking to Jesus, accusing Him to His face, of doing His miracles, by the "power of Satan".
So, to commit that sin, you need to get in your time machine, go back in time 2000 yrs, and tell Jesus that when He walked on water He did that by the power of the Devil.
The good news is....>you can't....so, that is why you can't commit that sin in 2021.

Now if want to blaspheme the holy Spirit, there are a few ways to do it.
Here is one. John 3:36.

Another is to try to prevent someone from getting born again.

Another is to , in Public, from a pulpit or on a forum, or anywhere that is public, including talking to your neighbor, .... what you do is you replace the Grace of God with any type of gospel that is related to self effort.
For example, you teach that water baptism saves you, or that water has the power to save.
Or you teach that you have to keep commandments or the Torah to be saved, or stay saved.

In other words, any teaching that does not give all Credit to Christ for saving you and keeping you saved, blasphemes the Holy Spirit.

This blasphemy is very specific.....Paul defines it in Galatians 1:8. Its the teaching of "another Gospel", and you are CURSED if you do it, and you remain so, until you stop or die.

I see that as a great stretching out of the passage.

Tong
R1944

 

[tsr]

The sin of blaspheming the Holy Spirit is essentially the sin of rejecting Christ.

By continually rejecting God’s free gift of salvation in Jesus, a sinner sears his conscience (ignores the voice of the Holy Spirit) and stiffens his neck. Eventually, he gets to the place where genuine repentance is no longer possible.

This stubborn and unrepentant attitude — persistent self-hardening — is the chief mark of true blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

That’s why we feel certain that you can’t possibly be guilty of this sin. If you’re afraid that you may have offended God without realizing it, your heart is obviously in the right place.

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

Yes God is not divided. But while He is not divided, He is triune. In His trinity, there is a distinction between the persons of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

If Jesus said that there is no forgiveness for blasphemy against the Spirit, then there isn’t. And if He said that every kind of sin and blasphemy against the Son of Man can be forgiven, then there is forgiveness. We must not alter what He said nor explain it away just to go satisfy our human thinking and reasoning. The words of Jesus Christ are truth, and truth prevails over man’s thinking and reasoning.

Then first of all start ADHERING to Jesus' words and stop making up your own for his words.

Jesus did NOT WITHOUT ANY CONTEXT say <<there is no forgiveness for blasphemy against the Spirit>>.
Jesus did NOT this occasion only say <<there is no forgiveness for blasphemy against the Spirit>> but said it several times in several ways at several occasions WITH THE SCRIPTURES' TESTIMONY OF HIM THE ONE CENTRAL POINT AT ISSUE-- THE HISTORICAL POINT OF CONFLICT.

Jesus did NOT say <<that every kind of sin and blasphemy against the Son of Man can be forgiven>> but sin against the Holy Spirit cannot. Can God through Jesus Christ forgive every and all sins of his elect? He without a doubt CAN. But WILL He forgive the sins of the haughty who don't need his forgiveness or Him anyway? Jesus said sinning against the Testimony of the Holy Spirit concerning HIM IN SCRIPTURE, "WILL NOT BE FORGIVEN".

If you cannot see the difference between a man - one man all men - BECAUSE he is INHERENTLY CORRUPT AND WICKED AND BY NATURE THE ENEMY OF GOD and is not born again of the Holy Spirit yet, speaking words against Jesus the Son of Man, and men far above him in the Church of Christ arrogantly rejecting outright and defiantly despising the Holy Spirit's Witness in Holy Scripture concerning this Son of Man GOD the Son so hated and withstood by the wise and mighty of the world, you don't see or understand a thing.

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

The sin of blaspheming the Holy Spirit is essentially the sin of rejecting Christ.

By continually rejecting God’s free gift of salvation in Jesus, a sinner sears his conscience (ignores the voice of the Holy Spirit) and stiffens his neck. Eventually, he gets to the place where genuine repentance is no longer possible.

This stubborn and unrepentant attitude — persistent self-hardening — is the chief mark of true blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

That’s why we feel certain that you can’t possibly be guilty of this sin. If you’re afraid that you may have offended God without realizing it, your heart is obviously in the right place.

AMEN
But the point at issue in these Scriptures which mention words spoken against the Spirit that will not be forgiven the speaker ever, not in this or in the life hereafter, was / is the high and mighty who think they can "think above what is written" and get away with it. What they accused Jesus of, simply was their own defiance of SCRIPTURE'S IDENTIFICATION OF THE MESSIAH AS GOD WITH US IN JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF MAN. They were not the honoured, their hated foe, "Jesus the Son of Man", was-- well--"according to the Scriptures" at best they said, preferring it rather be Beelzebub the devil king.

 

[Behold]

I see that as a great stretching out of the passage.

Tong
R1944

Ok.
Well, here is something...

when "rightly dividing the word"......there are a few non spiritual implementations that are key.

1.) who is the verse talking to? Is it talking to the person? The group? The Jews? The Gentiles? The Body of Christ?, or is it talking to Christ rejectors, or is it talking to those who have not yet believed, but are being shown the Cross so that they Might....?

2.) Read verses that came before your verse, as often they define the context of your verse.

3.) Is the verse happening before Jesus died, or AFTER He died, as that changes everything, regarding context and application and dispensation.

Here is an example.
In 1Jn, John is talking to unbelievers, who are not Christ Rejectors....and he says...>"if we say we have no sin".
So, the newbie theologian reads this as...>"John is talking to the church", when in fact, he's not.

THen, if we go to chapter 3, John says... "He cannot sin because His seed remaineth in him".

So, there you have the same John, telling one group they have sin, and in another verse says to another group, they cannot sin.

Is that a Contradiction?
Is the Apostle senile? Its this a bad translation from the "original" greek?
NO.
Its rightly dividing, and understanding that the Apostles were preachers, and they preached.
Sometimes they preached to the LOST..........in Hebrews 10:26 or in 1Jn.
And sometimes John preached to the "little children" who are the born again..


So, in the verse that blasphemes Jesus, you have the unbelievers accusing Jesus of having Satan's power.
That is blasphemy AGAINST...... vs, blasphemy OF.

 

[Tong2020]

Tong2020 said: ↑
Yes God is not divided. But while He is not divided, He is triune. In His trinity, there is a distinction between the persons of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

If Jesus said that there is no forgiveness for blasphemy against the Spirit, then there isn’t. And if He said that every kind of sin and blasphemy against the Son of Man can be forgiven, then there is forgiveness. We must not alter what He said nor explain it away just to go satisfy our human thinking and reasoning. The words of Jesus Christ are truth, and truth prevails over man’s thinking and reasoning.

Then first of all start ADHERING to Jesus' words and stop making up your own for his words.

Jesus did NOT WITHOUT ANY CONTEXT say <<there is no forgiveness for blasphemy against the Spirit>>.
Jesus did NOT this occasion only say <<there is no forgiveness for blasphemy against the Spirit>> but said it several times in several ways at several occasions WITH THE SCRIPTURES' TESTIMONY OF HIM THE ONE CENTRAL POINT AT ISSUE-- THE HISTORICAL POINT OF CONFLICT.

Jesus did NOT say <<that every kind of sin and blasphemy against the Son of Man can be forgiven>> but sin against the Holy Spirit cannot. Can God through Jesus Christ forgive every and all sins of his elect? He without a doubt CAN. But WILL He forgive the sins of the haughty who don't need his forgiveness or Him anyway? Jesus said sinning against the Testimony of the Holy Spirit concerning HIM IN SCRIPTURE, "WILL NOT BE FORGIVEN".

If you cannot see the difference between a man - one man all men - BECAUSE he is INHERENTLY CORRUPT AND WICKED AND BY NATURE THE ENEMY OF GOD and is not born again of the Holy Spirit yet, speaking words against Jesus the Son of Man, and men far above him in the Church of Christ arrogantly rejecting outright and defiantly despising the Holy Spirit's Witness in Holy Scripture concerning this Son of Man GOD the Son so hated and withstood by the wise and mighty of the world, you don't see or understand a thing.

I asked you, What in the context changes what Jesus said about blasphemy against the Spirit being without forgiveness?

Tong
R1945

 

[Tong2020]

Tong2020 said: ↑
I see that as a great stretching out of the passage.

Ok.
Well, here is something...

when "rightly dividing the word"......there are a few non spiritual implementations that are key.

1.) who is the verse talking to? Is it talking to the person? The group? The Jews? The Gentiles? The Body of Christ?, or is it talking to Christ rejectors, or is it talking to those who have not yet believed, but are being shown the Cross so that they Might....?

2.) Read verses that came before your verse, as often they define the context of your verse.

3.) Is the verse happening before Jesus died, or AFTER He died, as that changes everything, regarding context and application and dispensation.

Here is an example.
In 1Jn, John is talking to unbelievers, who are not Christ Rejectors....and he says...>"if we say we have no sin".
So, the newbie theologian reads this as...>"John is talking to the church", when in fact, he's not.

THen, if we go to chapter 3, John says... "He cannot sin because His seed remaineth in him".

So, there you have the same John, telling one group they have sin, and in another verse says to another group, they cannot sin.

Is that a Contradiction?
Is the Apostle senile? Its this a bad translation from the "original" greek?
NO.
Its rightly dividing, and understanding that the Apostles were preachers, and they preached.
Sometimes they preached to the LOST..........in Hebrews 10:26 or in 1Jn.
And sometimes John preached to the "little children" who are the born again..


So, in the verse that blasphemes Jesus, you have the unbelievers accusing Jesus of having Satan's power.
That is blasphemy AGAINST...... vs, blasphemy OF.

I will not get into the example as it will only open up another discussion.

Let’s consider the passage at hand, that of blasphemy against the Spirit.

<<<1.) who is the verse talking to? Is it talking to the person? The group? The Jews? The Gentiles? The Body of Christ?, or is it talking to Christ rejectors, or is it talking to those who have not yet believed, but are being shown the Cross so that they Might....?

2.) Read verses that came before your verse, as often they define the context of your verse.>>>

Mt.12:22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

That was the blasphemous statement (in bold) Jesus was addressing, that of the Pharisees, who apparently rejected the idea brought up by the multitude in verse 23. Regarding Jesus Christ, they blasphemed by the slander that Jesus was casting out demons by Beelzebub, as one who is of the devil, and so could not be the Messiah, whom the crowd apparently know to be the Son of David. Regarding the Spirit, they blasphemed by the slander that the Spirit by whom Jesus cast out demons and heals, is actually that of Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.

Now, do genuine Christians blaspheme the Spirit like so? Of course they don’t. Any one who calls himself a Christian but speaks of the Spirit as of the devil, is either insane or a hypocrite.

<<<3.) Is the verse happening before Jesus died, or AFTER He died, as that changes everything, regarding context and application and dispensation.>>>

Before He died. Does that change what Jesus said regarding blasphemy against the Spirit as having no forgiveness? Jesus even made it clear, that blasphemy against the Spirit have no forgiveness then, now, and in the age to come. So that, even now, after Christ died, that blasphemy against the Spirit having no forgiveness remains the same, that is, having no forgiveness.

Tong
R1946

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

I'm afraid that you are a little late.

Many Bibles have already been translated as Jesus saying, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Therefore it is known by the majority of Christians that this is what Jesus said.

To try to change the meaning of the holy scriptures after they have been in circulation for more than 400 years, I believe, will prove to be a fruitless endeavor. There will always be those who hold the scriptures as they read them in the translations that they have in their homes; most people are not going to believe in a change such as this.

Also, why would Jesus cry out, My God, my God, why hast thou sanctified me?

Jesus would know the answer to that question...because Jesus asked the Father to do so (John 17:17-19).

And if He was already sanctified because He sanctified Himself, where would be the need for the Father to sanctify Him?

As sane and soberly you can reason, as confused and distraught can you get.

<<To try to change the meaning of the holy scriptures after they have been in circulation for more than 400 years, I believe, will prove to be a fruitless endeavor.>> Be that as it may, it's not my concern.

<<There will always be those who hold the Scriptures as they read them in the translations that they have in their homes; most people are not going to believe in a change such as this.>> Quite right! I had to get clarity for myself and now that i am convinced and believe that I received clarity and certainty by the grace of God, I have to help others to become freed by the same grace God freed me with of the universal ruling misconceptions of apostate Christianity.

Also, why would Jesus cry out, My God, my God, why hast thou sanctified me? .. Jesus would know the answer to that question...because Jesus asked the Father to do so (John 17:17-19).>> So what's your point, to endorse what I have been saying all along? Well, that would be very good, but I get the feeling it's not the case... unfortunately.
Because, WHY did Jesus cry out, My God, my God, why hast thou sanctified me? "EIS TI"-"for this" He answered himself: "FOR THIS" THAT HAPPENS on the cross WITH THE CHRIST: "THAT SCRIPTURE CONCERNING THE CHRIST HOW HE HAD TO SUFFER, SHALL BE FULFILLED"--- without which FULFILLMENT all sinners would be lost and never would be saved. That's WHY Jesus cried out.
"And after Jesus had given them Rest God would never again speak of another day of Salvation." Hebrews 4:8. Everything and all God's creation would pass away forever and ever.

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

That was the blasphemous statement (in bold) Jesus was addressing, that of the Pharisees, who apparently rejected the idea brought up by the multitude in verse 23. Regarding Jesus Christ, they blasphemed by the slander that Jesus was casting out demons by Beelzebub, as one who is of the devil, and so could not be the Messiah, whom the crowd apparently know to be the Son of David. Regarding the Spirit, they blasphemed by the slander that the Spirit by whom Jesus cast out demons and heals, is actually that of Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.

YES! You said it, better than I could You repeatedly say it: <<the blasphemous statement .. Regarding Jesus Christ, they blasphemed>>; <<the slander that Jesus was casting out demons ... as (Jesus) one who is>>. Correct for blasphemy against Jesus, whom they <<Regarding the Spirit, blasphemed>>. HEAR YOURSELF: <<they blasphemed by the slander that the Spirit by whom Jesus cast out demons and heals, is actually that of Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.>> Now against whom were they slandering? .. according to YOU?
And you are right; and so I am right, too.

The only difference between us though, is that I insist and you deny this whole macabre play stage turned around the pivotal and disputed question, WAS THIS JESUS THE MESSIAH THE SON OF DAVID OF THE SCRIPTURES OR NOT?. Because if of the Scriptures the Jews slandered the SPIRIT OF THE SCRIPTURES - no personal as it were private individual's spirit in him, but the unique and only, the Almighty Holy Spirit whose work it is to witness of the Christ of God IN SCRIPTURE and not by feelings in how many billions of utterly sincere but mistaken and misled Christians.

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

The blasphemy against Jesus is the slander that he is casting out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of demons. The slander against the Spirit is that He is Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons. The former, Jesus said can be forgiven, but not the latter, not then, not now, nor in the age to come.

Well stated! Agreed with 100%.. well, almost. Jesus did not say <<The slander against the Spirit .. can not be forgiven>>, but "will not". Why "will not" and not <cannot>? Because for the natural man unawares of and unfamiliar with either Christ the Son or the Holy Spirit it is impossible to discern the God sinned against is the Father and the Son and the Spirit. No one who has received forgiveness of personal sin has not been forgiven own slander against the Son of God as well as forgiveness of personal sin and resistance and rejection of the Holy Spirit -- or he must never have had need for forgiveness of sin. Which was the wrong with the Jews and Pharisees of yesteryear as well as this year's.
It means sin against the Holy Spirit not only can but must be forgiven the ignorant sinner - the simple and hopeless and faithless UNREDEEMED LOST WORM of a man the yet unregenerate in order for God to save him.
But on the other it means sin against the Holy Spirit which KNOWINGLY RESISTS AND REJECTS JESUS CHRIST THE SAVIOUR OF HOLY WRIT, cannot and must never and will not be forgiven the sophisticated (opposite simple) and arrogant (opposite hopeless) and assuming and self-assured (opposite faithless) NO NEED OF THE SAVIOUR STRONG men who cannot be born again so good they are in order for God to save them. BECAUSE THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF GOD'S REVELATIONS AND DON'T OWE THE SPIRIT OF THE GOD OF THE SCRIPTURES NO THANKS OR RECOGNITION OR RESPECT -- OWES NOT THEIR SALVATION TO THE SON OF MAN JESUS OF NAZARETH OF THE BIBLE.

There is the difference of an eternity between these two categories of BLASPHEMERS, the first an eternity in forgiveness; the latter an eternity in unforgiven-ness. Not because God cannot save both; but because He is faithful and cannot be unfaithful to Himself, God WILL forgive the one BLASPHEMER and WILL NOT forgive the other BLASPHEMER.

Nothing since Christ's day has changed. The Pharisees still rule the conscience and the ruled still prefer their tyranny to the grace and freedom they could have enjoyed in the Christ of Scripture.

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

What in the context changes what Jesus said about blasphemy against the Spirit being without forgiveness?

Nothing

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

 

[Tong2020]

Tong2020 said: ↑
That was the blasphemous statement (in bold) Jesus was addressing, that of the Pharisees, who apparently rejected the idea brought up by the multitude in verse 23. Regarding Jesus Christ, they blasphemed by the slander that Jesus was casting out demons by Beelzebub, as one who is of the devil, and so could not be the Messiah, whom the crowd apparently know to be the Son of David. Regarding the Spirit, they blasphemed by the slander that the Spirit by whom Jesus cast out demons and heals, is actually that of Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.

YES! You said it, better than I could You repeatedly say it: <<the blasphemous statement .. Regarding Jesus Christ, they blasphemed>>; <<the slander that Jesus was casting out demons ... as (Jesus) one who is>>. Correct for blasphemy against Jesus, whom they <<Regarding the Spirit, blasphemed>>. HEAR YOURSELF: <<they blasphemed by the slander that the Spirit by whom Jesus cast out demons and heals, is actually that of Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.>> Now against whom were they slandering? .. according to YOU?
And you are right; and so I am right, too.

The only difference between us though, is that I insist and you deny this whole macabre play stage turned around the pivotal and disputed question, WAS THIS JESUS THE MESSIAH THE SON OF DAVID OF THE SCRIPTURES OR NOT?. Because if of the Scriptures the Jews slandered the SPIRIT OF THE SCRIPTURES - no personal as it were private individual's spirit in him, but the unique and only, the Almighty Holy Spirit whose work it is to witness of the Christ of God IN SCRIPTURE and not by feelings in how many billions of utterly sincere but mistaken and misled Christians.

<<<Because if of the Scriptures the Jews slandered the SPIRIT OF THE SCRIPTURES>>>

It was not the multitude that blasphemed against Jesus Christ and against the Spirit, but the Pharisees. And they did not blaspheme against scriptures, but against Jesus and against the Spirit. Again, regarding Jesus Christ, they blasphemed by the slander that Jesus is one who is of the devil and is not of God. Regarding the Spirit, they blasphemed by the slander that the Spirit that healed the man, the miraculous work of the Spirit through Jesus, is actually that of Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, and not of God. So, the blasphemy is not against scriptures, but against 1) the Son of Man ~ Jesus and 2) the Spirit.

Tong
R1947

 

[Tong2020]

Tong2020 said: ↑
The blasphemy against Jesus is the slander that he is casting out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of demons. The slander against the Spirit is that He is Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons. The former, Jesus said can be forgiven, but not the latter, not then, not now, nor in the age to come.

Well stated! Agreed with 100%.. well, almost. Jesus did not say <<The slander against the Spirit .. can not be forgiven>>, but "will not". Why "will not" and not <cannot>? Because for the natural man unawares of and unfamiliar with either Christ the Son or the Holy Spirit it is impossible to discern the God sinned against is the Father and the Son and the Spirit. No one who has received forgiveness of personal sin has not been forgiven own slander against the Son of God as well as forgiveness of personal sin and resistance and rejection of the Holy Spirit -- or he must never have had need for forgiveness of sin. Which was the wrong with the Jews and Pharisees of yesteryear as well as this year's.
It means sin against the Holy Spirit not only can but must be forgiven the ignorant sinner - the simple and hopeless and faithless UNREDEEMED LOST WORM of a man the yet unregenerate in order for God to save him.
But on the other it means sin against the Holy Spirit which KNOWINGLY RESISTS AND REJECTS JESUS CHRIST THE SAVIOUR OF HOLY WRIT, cannot and must never and will not be forgiven the sophisticated (opposite simple) and arrogant (opposite hopeless) and assuming and self-assured (opposite faithless) NO NEED OF THE SAVIOUR STRONG men who cannot be born again so good they are in order for God to save them. BECAUSE THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF GOD'S REVELATIONS AND DON'T OWE THE SPIRIT OF THE GOD OF THE SCRIPTURES NO THANKS OR RECOGNITION OR RESPECT -- OWES NOT THEIR SALVATION TO THE SON OF MAN JESUS OF NAZARETH OF THE BIBLE.

There is the difference of an eternity between these two categories of BLASPHEMERS, the first an eternity in forgiveness; the latter an eternity in unforgiven-ness. Not because God cannot save both; but because He is faithful and cannot be unfaithful to Himself, God WILL forgive the one BLASPHEMER and WILL NOT forgive the other BLASPHEMER.

Nothing since Christ's day has changed. The Pharisees still rule the conscience and the ruled still prefer their tyranny to the grace and freedom they could have enjoyed in the Christ of Scripture.

The sin of blasphemy against the Spirit, is when, despite knowing that the Spirit’s works are good, righteous and holy, one slanders the Spirit by saying that He is of the devil and not of God. It is an intentional (willful) sin against the person of the Spirit. So, without knowledge of the person of the Spirit, being ignorant, one will not be guilty of such sin, but will be guilty of sin nonetheless, though can be forgiven.

Tong
R1948

 

[Tong2020]

Tong2020 said: ↑
What in the context changes what Jesus said about blasphemy against the Spirit being without forgiveness?

Nothing

That’s right.

Tong
R1949

 

[Tong2020]

Do we sin against testimony or against scriptures? My view is that we do sin against men and against God. And regarding God, there is sin against the person of the Spirit, which Jesus said will not be forgiven men, then, now, nor in the age to come ~ The sin of blasphemy against the Spirit, the slander against His person, that He is of the devil and not of God.

Tong
R1950

 

[GerhardEbersoehn]

I would say that at the end of ones life, if you are in Christ, you are saved; if you are not, you aren't and you will suffer judgment/destruction. Either you have Jesus or you don't.
However, I do think blaspheming the Holy Spirit was a specific charge against the Pharisees or anyone at any time who claimed Jesus was performing miracles by the power of Satan. That is a unique charge. It is not the same as any other sin, sin we are born with, sins identified in the commandments, doing things that are ungodly, unlawful, hurting others and ourselves, all other sins. Saying God (the Holy Spirit) is Satan is quite different. The Pharisees from that point on could not ever change their minds and say, "You know Lord, we were just blind, we are sorry ... please forgive us." Jesus basically said, no, that particular sin is not forgivable.
We do hear and see these kinds of hateful accusations coming from Jews and Muslims. I suppose one would have to believe that there is a Devil, to charge a Christian, who is the Temple of the Holy Spirit, that his good works, prepared for and enacted by the Holy Spirit are empowered by Satan.

Thank you very much for your post. I praise the Lord for having read it. God bless you, brother in Jesus Christ our Lord God and Saviour found in Holy Scripture and nowhere else by the Testimony and Witness of the Holy Spirit of God only.

For the professing self-righteous [The only qualification for this distinction is a degree in Hypocrisy], to reject Jesus, arguing and insulting Him that He by the very power of Satan himself, performs miracles and frees the repentant sinner from the fetters of sin that bind him at the feet, at the hands, and, or, most dreadful, at the mind and heart, is the sin against the Holy Spirit which first and last has been AIMED AT CHRIST, that "shall not be forgiven" anyone, no matter how high up in the hierarchy of saints he is, no matter of which religion he is, no matter of what repute he is. Whether that blasphemer heals more sick than any, delivers more sermons than all, gives more to charity than the whole world, is head of the largest church on earth, is regarded the mightiest of the mighty among the mighty. Whether world leaders bow at his feet, children love him and housewives crave to touch the mantle of his holiness, he shall never be forgiven his rejection and refusal of Jesus the Only Way to God the Only Way to Life eternal the Only Way to the Forgiveness of commoners' sin and sinfulness. All his cleverness is become his Vietnam booby-trap.

 

[justbyfaith]

2Sa 14:14, For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.

Act 3:19, Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

Many of the scribes and Pharisees, whom Jesus denounced as having blasphemed the Holy Spirit, came to faith in Christ later (Acts of the Apostles 6:7).

I believe therefore that Christ offers the equivalent of forgiveness to those who cannot be forgiven: that their sins may be blotted out.

 

[Ronald David Bruno]

...Whether that blasphemer heals more sick than any, delivers more sermons than all, gives more to charity than the whole world, is head of the largest church on earth, is regarded the mightiest of the mighty among the mighty. Whether world leaders bow at his feet, children love him and housewives crave to touch the mantle of his holiness, he shall never be forgiven his rejection and refusal of Jesus the Only Way to God the Only Way to Life eternal the Only Way to the Forgiveness of commoners' sin and sinfulness. All his cleverness is become his Vietnam booby-trap.

You started out good but then this part did not fit. How could an unbeliever who balsphemed the Holy Spirit heal people or preach such great sermons as to grow the largest church and give to charities like no other???
Only God can heal. Only healing can be done that is ordained by God. Satan cannot heal anyone, His purpose is destroy and keep people away from Christ.