Ever wondered what Jesus meant when he said, "a sin against the Holy Spirit cannot be forgiven? It is the same reason Satan was cast out of the Heavens.
The unforgivable sin
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once, the answer is actually pretty straight forward, and that's a terrible paraphrase of what he said.
Sorry, more precisely, "even blasphemy against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but not blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 12: 31-32)
The unforgivable sin is in regard to the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which is mentioned in Matthew 12:22-32 and Mark 3:22-30. This case of blasphemy which is unpardonable is a specific one.
In Matthew 12:31-32, the Pharisees having witnessed irrefutable proof that Jesus was casting out demons in the power of the Holy Spirit, claimed instead that Jesus had an unclean spirit and casts them out by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons. (Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:30).
Jesus was specific about what they did to commit "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit" and these Pharisees who committed this unforgivable sin were not believers. What is unpardonable in general is the state of continued unbelief. (John 3:18)
In Matthew 12:31-32, the Pharisees having witnessed irrefutable proof that Jesus was casting out demons in the power of the Holy Spirit, claimed instead that Jesus had an unclean spirit and casts them out by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons. (Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:30).
Jesus was specific about what they did to commit "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit" and these Pharisees who committed this unforgivable sin were not believers. What is unpardonable in general is the state of continued unbelief. (John 3:18)
Hebrews 3:12
New International Version
12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
John 3:18
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18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
Matthew 13:15
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15 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’
Hebrews 3:8
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8 do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion,
during the time of testing in the wilderness,
John 12:40
New International Version
40 “He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
nor understand with their hearts,
nor turn—and I would heal them.”[a]
New International Version
12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
John 3:18
New International Version
18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
Matthew 13:15
New International Version
15 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’
Hebrews 3:8
New International Version
8 do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion,
during the time of testing in the wilderness,
John 12:40
New International Version
40 “He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
nor understand with their hearts,
nor turn—and I would heal them.”[a]