Blasphemy against holyspirit

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GWH

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I agree the idea they will repent implies impossible but that is not the issue. The issue is whether their blasphemy is against the Holy Spirit or is it some other blasphemy that can be forgiven. Not all blasphemies are unforgivable.

I fear this is what keeps getting overlooked in the discussion.

To me Heb.6:4-6 is a passage that deals with the "to OSAS or not to OSAS question" but has nothing to say about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

When you look at the Matthew passage where Jesus talks about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (Matt.12:22-32), it is very clear what is happening and the people He is saying are doing it are clearly not saved.

A person who cannot tell right from wrong or good from evil clearly would not come to Christ. Indeed, if you continue on in the Gospel passage, Jesus calls them vipers and says they are evil. Therefore, to even raise the question of whether one can lose their salvation or not, is entirely moot.

Matthew 12:34
Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

And just so we are clear, do I think a believer can blaspheme the Lord? Yes, I do. Do I think they can blaspheme the Holy Spirit? No, because such a person would never come to Christ in the first place, they are lovers of evil and see their evil as good.
Well, it appears you overlook Jesus saying there is only one unforgivable sin of blasphemy,
and so it must be the unrepentable sin of apostasy or else there are two.
 

HealthAndHappiness

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#62
What you're addressing here is a theological debate that has ancient roots but found its formal expression during the Reformation period. The concept of "eternal security" as we know it today was systematically developed by John Calvin (1509-1564) as part of his doctrine of the "perseverance of the saints" - the fifth point in what would later be known as the "TULIP" framework of Calvinism.

Your scriptural catalog is especially valuable because it highlights the interpretive tension that has characterized this debate throughout church history. The early church fathers like Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine wrestled with many of these same passages, particularly following periods of persecution when some believers renounced their faith under duress but later sought readmission to the church.

The Council of Orange (529 AD) addressed related questions about salvation, grace, and human freedom that would provide the theological foundation for later debates. During the Medieval period, the Catholic Church developed a robust sacramental system partly to address the very concern you've identified - the possibility of losing one's salvation and the need for ongoing reconciliation.

History shows that the popular preachers that we have today will be known of tomorrow by their writings. They are mostly apostates.
The Bible believers rarely get status as the world's renown to be in Barnes and Nobles author club or NY Times best sellers list.

Looking back to the so called "church fathers" is mostly a source of the apostate popular Catholic councils, and published authors that remains.

One Big exception to that is the Author of this quote.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John Calvin and his TULIP theology didn't invent the promise of everlasting life.
 

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Well, it appears you overlook Jesus saying there is only one unforgivable sin of blasphemy,
and so it must be the unrepentable sin of apostasy or else there are two.
I'm not the one overlooking anything. Please try addressing the issues I am raising.

The sin is described in Matthew 12. Does that look like the sin described in Hebrew 6? Do the people committing the sin look the same? Would Jesus have called the Hebrew 6 people who have tasted God's goodness viper offspring and evil? If they are indeed this type of people, why would they have ever come to Christ in the first place and why would God have saved them? Does He not know what they really are?

There is plenty of information in the Matthew 12 passage for us to identify what the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit looks like. Why can't we deal with that passage first and get a good look at what this sin is like and the type of people who commit it? When that is established we can then compare others passages to see if they are saying the same thing.
 

GWH

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I'm not the one overlooking anything. Please try addressing the issues I am raising.

The sin is described in Matthew 12. Does that look like the sin described in Hebrew 6? Do the people committing the sin look the same? Would Jesus have called the Hebrew 6 people who have tasted God's goodness viper offspring and evil? If they are indeed this type of people, why would they have ever come to Christ in the first place and why would God have saved them? Does He not know what they really are?

There is plenty of information in the Matthew 12 passage for us to identify what the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit looks like. Why can't we deal with that passage first and get a good look at what this sin is like and the type of people who commit it? When that is established we can then compare others passages to see if they are saying the same thing.
Okay, since you don't agree with my math, we will do as you wish:

The Pharisees in MT 12, who accused Jesus of healing by Beelzebul, blasphemed against the HS by whom Jesus healed.

The believer described in HB 6 blasphemed the HS by spurning Him.

Two different ways of blaspheming the HS.
 

sawdust

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Okay, since you don't agree with my math, we will do as you wish:

The Pharisees in MT 12, who accused Jesus of healing by Beelzebul, blasphemed against the HS by whom Jesus healed.

The believer described in HB 6 blasphemed the HS by spurning Him.

Two different ways of blaspheming the HS.
Mate, I don't need your patronizing attitude, This has nothing to do with maths or what I wish. I am simply trying to have a reasonable discussion with you. Please try to deal with the actual questions I'm asking and stop worrying about whatever it is you think I'm doing wrong.

Hebrews 6:6
if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.

Where does it say they spurned the Holy Spirit? Their "argument" was with the crucifixion resulting in shaming Christ. These people were obviously believers. How can you compare them to the Pharisees?

You are the one calling it blasphemy of the Holy Spirit but you have yet to prove it. In order for this to be blasphemy of the Holy Spirit they would have to attribute the crucifixion to the work of the devil. Is that what they did?
 

PaulThomson

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Hello Naveen,

I have commitment plenty of sins, but don't think I ever committed an unpardonable sin. Maybe >This< explains it.
Feel free to ask if you have a question after listening.
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is never called "unpardonable" in scripture.
 

HealthAndHappiness

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Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is never called "unpardonable" in scripture.
I was responding to the OP statement.

What you will find is concerning blasphemy against the Holy Spirit found in Matthew 12 is much like chapter 23.

You will never hear harder preaching than that.
Those two chapters have details that coincide.

The only solution is found in the link I provided.
 

Magenta

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Wait what? Can you explain? I thought it could basically does just without using that word.

Mark 3 verses 28-29 / Matthew 12 verses 31-32 / Luke 12 verse 10 ~ Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.
You are correct .:)
 

PaulThomson

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Wait what? Can you explain? I thought it could basically does just without using that word.
Saying X will not happen to someone who is doing Y, does not mean that it can never happen to X, if they ever did Y.

Whoever is swearing at the umpire over a call, will never have the umpire's sympathy., in this tournament or the next.
Does this mean that if a player swears once at the umpire, he will not get a sympathetic hearing from that umpire ever again? What are the limits of this sanction? What must the swearing player do to be able to again get the umpires sympathy?
 

GWH

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Mate, I don't need your patronizing attitude, This has nothing to do with maths or what I wish. I am simply trying to have a reasonable discussion with you. Please try to deal with the actual questions I'm asking and stop worrying about whatever it is you think I'm doing wrong.

Hebrews 6:6
if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.

Where does it say they spurned the Holy Spirit? Their "argument" was with the crucifixion resulting in shaming Christ. These people were obviously believers. How can you compare them to the Pharisees?

You are the one calling it blasphemy of the Holy Spirit but you have yet to prove it. In order for this to be blasphemy of the Holy Spirit they would have to attribute the crucifixion to the work of the devil. Is that what they did?
In the part you omitted:

4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[a] away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.

And don't project your attitude onto me. We DO disagree regarding the math; I see two different ways of committing the one unforgivable sin of blaspheming the HS: one by unbelievers plus one by believers.
 

HopeinHim98

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Saying X will not happen to someone who is doing Y, does not mean that it can never happen to X, if they ever did Y.

Whoever is swearing at the umpire over a call, will never have the umpire's sympathy., in this tournament or the next.
Does this mean that if a player swears once at the umpire, he will not get a sympathetic hearing from that umpire ever again? What are the limits of this sanction? What must the swearing player do to be able to again get the umpires sympathy?
Hmm I kinda get your reasoning... but it says all sin and blasphemies shall be forgiven EXCEPT that of the Holy Spirit...
 

GWH

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In the part you omitted:

4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[a] away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.

And don't project your attitude onto me. We DO disagree regarding the math; I see two different ways of committing the one unforgivable sin of blaspheming the HS: one by unbelievers plus one by believers.
Anyway, thanks for helping me see there are two ways of committing unforgivable blasphemy, which I have added to TOJ #75 on our website.
 

PaulThomson

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Hmm I kinda get your reasoning... but it says all sin and blasphemies shall be forgiven EXCEPT that of the Holy Spirit...
Jesus is the propitiation for our sins and not ours only, but for the sins of the whole world, 1 John 2:2. Jesus paid for every sin past present and future of the whole world apart from one. The only sin that now needs repentance is the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. It is only the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit that is behind every other sin, that brings condemnation since the propitiation offered at Calvary. And blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is forgivable for those who repent of it.

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth. When He convicts us of some truth ("You are in the wrong to be unforgiving." "You are in the wrong to be stealing that." etc) and we deny that truth, we are calling Him a liar, in other words we are blaspheming against Him, we are speaking words against Him. Outside the kingdom are all liars. Rev. 21:8.
 

DeanM

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In the part you omitted:

4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[a] away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.

And don't project your attitude onto me. We DO disagree regarding the math; I see two different ways of committing the one unforgivable sin of blaspheming the HS: one by unbelievers plus one by believers.
And then there is the prodigal son.
 

DeanM

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In the part you omitted:

4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[a] away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.

And don't project your attitude onto me. We DO disagree regarding the math; I see two different ways of committing the one unforgivable sin of blaspheming the HS: one by unbelievers plus one by believers.
One interpretation holds that this passage is written not about Christians but about unbelievers who are convinced of the basic truths of the gospel but who have not placed their faith in Jesus Christ as Savior. They are intellectually persuaded but spiritually uncommitted.