If blasphemy is an unforgivable sin, how can anyone convert to Christianity?
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its all B.S.\n\nthats how it works. if god did exist then christianity would be absolutely logical, rational and strait forward. all questions would have reasonable answers, all miracles would trail back to god, and satan wouldnt exist or even be a blip on the radar.\n\nits all B.S. the only reason it DOES work is BECAUSE its B.S.
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You can "what if" till the cows come home, and that wouldn't change a thing.  What we have is God's Word on how to get to Heaven.  It is only through Jesus Christ.  Not how "good" we can be, or how "nice" we are, but by following Christ.\n\n"Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."  (John 14:6)\n\nNo wishful thinking, no "what if;" nothing we do can change what is.\n\nUPDATE:  I give folks a "bad name" because I quoted biblical truth?  Gee, that was tolerant!  Besides, it is not "magic words" that get you into heaven, but faith in Christ.  Someone can say Jesus is Lord, and not believe that in his heart, and would still end up lost.
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Definitely not!  All paths lead to God and Jesus is but one.  How judgemental to say that only Christians can get to God.  What about Jews?  Or Muslims?  Or Pagans?  Just because someone isn't a Christian, that does not make them an evil person deserving of going to hell.  Why not let God decide what will happen to a person instead of judging them yourselves?
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By believing that Jesus Christ is the son of God and that he died on the cross for our sins.  Ask forgiveness for your sins accept Jesus into your heart and serve Him.  You cannot get to heaven by being good!
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Blasphemy is the defamation of the name of God. These may include using sacred names as stress expletives without intention to pray or speak of sacred matters\n\nLuke 12:10, where blaspheming the Holy Spirit is spoken of as unforgivable.\n\nLeviticus 24:16 states that those who speak blasphemy "shall surely be put to death".\n\nMark 3:29 "But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin." \n\n"He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters. Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come." (Book of Matthew 12:30-32)\n\nThe first one and the last two, in Christian terms, would be to reject the Holy Spirit, who is you comforter, and the middle man, so to speak, between you and Jesus' plan for salvation.
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Ask Christ into your heart. Believe that he died for your sins and will forgive you and he is the risen Lord. Read the Bible and allow the Holy Spirit to work in your heart. Find someone who is a Christian who can answer your many questions you will have. Find a good church that teaches truth from the bible. Continue to pray and strive to become more like Jesus by reading the bible and listening to Him in prayer.\n---In your question you said "REAL" Christian..These below are of "real" or true Christian ways. \n1. go to church. (the church is the body of Christ, everyone who is a Christian is a part of this, going to church can help you because there are some or many Christians there)\n2. hate everyone who is not of your faith.(not true)\n3. try and convert everyone who is not of your faith.(if you believe and love them you would, but you do not need to make everyone exactly like what you think a Christian is)\n4. call gays bad. (love the sinner hate the sin)\n5. be intolerant of everyone whom you don't like.\n6. fear god (true)\n7. love god (true)\n8. hate the devil (true)\n9. be understanding of hell. \n10. be the best person you can be (Jesus died for all the bad we do..wouldn't you want to do what you can for him?)\n11. don't over due it, as deeds don't get you into heaven. (Most believe we are saved by God's grace and we couldn't do it on our own because we are sinners by nature)
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In the Christian Bible, yes and no\nYES: Matthew 12:31-32, Mark 3:29, Luke 12:10, blaspheme against the Holy Ghost \nNO: Acts 13:39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things. \nDon't know of other religions having an unforgivable sin
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NO SENSIBLE CHRISTIAN WOULD.\nIt goes against all principles of being Christian.....
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Don't believe it.  Repentance is key in this.  Sin will not exist in the presence of Heavenly Father.
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All true Christians know this there are sects which call themselves Christian that do not believe this.According to Christian doctrine Christ would have to be God. Our salvation dep0end upon it as Christ was sacrificed for our sins. It is a Christian belief that no man could overcome sin because man is falible and that the wages of sin is death. Therefore no created being was perfect there was no one who couold save us from our sin. God who loved us so much even in our sin. Had mercy upon mankind and came down to us to be tempted by the devil to overcome all the temptations of mankind as a man and to be sacrificed to pay the penalty for all who accept him.
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No. Not because of the act itself. There is no sin that cannot be forgiven, except the rejection of Christ as your Savior. While suicide is a terrible/tragic thing, it is not unforgivable.\n\nNote: I see that there are many responses that indicate a person would "automatically" go to hell for this sin. I disagree with that. We are not saved by our actions. We are saved by grace through faith. Is God's grace nullified when we sin? No. While repentance is very important, it is NOT a means of grace. We do not "earn" forgiveness via our repentance. I'm sure that many, many Christian will die with some sin they never had a chance to repent of...that does not nullify the grace of God. \n\nAll that being said, life is a gift from God! We should use the days that He has given us wisely.
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"Therefore, I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven." (Mt 12:31) There are no limits to the mercy of God, but anyone who deliberately refuses to accept his mercy by repenting, rejects the forgiveness of his sins and the salvation offered by the Holy Spirit. Such hardness of heart can lead to final impenitence and eternal loss. \n\nBlasphemy is directly opposed to the second commandment. It consists in uttering against God - inwardly or outwardly - words of hatred, reproach, or defiance; in speaking ill of God; in failing in respect toward him in one's speech; in misusing God's name. St. James condemns those "who blaspheme that honorable name [of Jesus] by which you are called." (Jas 2:7) The prohibition of blasphemy extends to language against Christ's Church, the saints, and sacred things. It is also blasphemous to make use of God's name to cover up criminal practices, to reduce peoples to servitude, to torture persons or put them to death. The misuse of God's name to commit a crime can provoke others to repudiate religion. \n\nBlasphemy against the Spirit is the sin of attributing to Satan what is the work of the Spirit of God (See example at Mt 12:24-28) \n\nBlasphemy is contrary to the respect due God and his holy name. It is in itself a grave sin.
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But your sin isn't finite, because it's a sin against God's holy standard.  He set the way things are to be, if you do something contrary to that, you've sinned against God, not a finite being.  I saw an article that said if you slap a foreign dignitary or someone in authority, that is a worse offense than slapping joe blow down the street.  Both slaps took the same time to commit, but one is a greater transgression.  So it is with God, only God's nature is infinite, so wouldn't that make the sin infinite?  If the sin is infinite, so the punishment must be.  \n\nJesus suffered an finite amount of time, but he was an infinite being (Christians believe Jesus was God).  So his sacrifice was infinite to atone for our sins that were infinite.  I'm not really well versed in the theology of this, but basic Christian teaching is that the only one who could atone for our sins was an infinite being, thats why it's wrong for a Christian to teach that Jesus was not God, but that he atoned for our sins.  Logically, it would be impossible.\n\nIf you want, email me, and I can ask my pastor, he has a Ph.D in philosophy and is a Christian.  I realize you may not agree with what he has to say, but in any case, you could hear a logical answer to your question to better understand what Christians believe.
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There's no such thing or label. Christianity and Heaven go together so its impossible. An unbeliever is an appropriate label.
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33. mary is just his mother, so no. I also know that you can go to heaven if you get saved and the way that you get saved is if you believe that Jesus died on the cross from your sins, rose on the third day, and then you have to confess to God in prayer that you are a sinner and that you believe He died on the cross for your sins and ask for His forgiveness on your sins and it is THAT simple, salvation is a free gift, we can't earn it. I am a baptist who believes (let me rephrase that, I KNOW) that this stuff I said is true. My name is Matthew James Needham and don't be shy to contact me on this. my email address is im_proud2b_a_christian@yahoo.c...
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To say blasphemy is a victimless crime is blasphemy all in itself. I don't consider it to be punishable by torture or death though. I don't think I've ever heard of it being punishable...not saying that in some religions it isn't. I would never kill a person for blaspheming my God. He can do that for himself.\n The only blasphemy I know to be punishable is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit because it hurts God
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It depends on what you mean by cursing God.  If, by that, you mean inserting the word "God" before an explative (it doesn't have to be profane), no.  Although that is a sin (using the Lord's name in vain), it is not blasphemy against God, which is the only unforgivable sin defined in the bible.\n\nBlasphemy against Jesus is a sin, but even that is forgivable (Mathew 12;31-32).\n\n"31And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come."\n\nBlasphemy against the Holy Spirit would be something akin to declaring that the Holy Spirit (God) is actually Satan, or one of his demons.  Or saying that God is evil.