BARNEY BRIGHT
Well-Known Member
Alright this thread is for others like myself who feared (I somewhat still fear) that they might have accidentally blasphemed against the Holy Spirit. That means hardening your heart and rejecting Christ right, not accidentally thinking things against the Holy Spirit or perhaps that Jesus wasn't really God and that He was of the devil. (I repented after thinking these thoughts that I most certainly did not mean and I can't help but still being a bit worried. I think if I'm worried about it I didn't commit the unforgivable sin though right?)
You can't accidentally commit Blasphemy against God's Holy Spirit. Blasphemy against God's Holy Spirit is something you do knowingly, willfully. The Holy Spirit or active force emanates from God and is intimately connected with God’s person, Jesus spoke of “blasphemy against the spirit.” This is stated to be the unforgivable sin. (Mt.12:31; Mr.3:28,29; Lu.12:10)Blasphemy is shown to originate within one’s heart (Mt.15:19; Mr.7:21,22); hence the heart condition, manifest in the willfulness involved, must relate to such blasphemy against the spirit. The incident that led to Jesus’ statement concerning the unpardonableness of such sin demonstrates that it refers to opposing the operation of God’s spirit. This would not be because of deception, human weakness, or imperfection; but the opposition would be willful and deliberate. The Pharisees clearly saw God’s spirit at work in Jesus to accomplish good, yet for selfish reasons they attributed this power to Beelzebub, Satan the Devil, thereby blaspheming God’s holy spirit. Mt.12:22-32; Compare Heb.6:4-6; 10:26,27.