What exactly is "the unforgivable sin"?
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There is only one unforgivable sin and that is rejecting Jesus Christ.  "He who has the Son has life and he who does not have the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him" (Jesus Christ) That is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit when you reject the message that the Holy Spirit is here to share with the whole world.
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flatlinzreborn is right. The first sin was disobeying God. Regardless of what that fruit was.
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This may be a little off in terms of funny but it is funny/odd. We all have heard the "f" word before & know that the term "f... you" is commonly used as a deragatory term, right? Do you, however, know what it means or where it comes from?\n\nWell, in the past, when people would go to confession, the phrase, "For Unsanctioned Carnal Knowledge" was written into the book where you would list your sins. That phrase means for knowledge of another outside the bonds of marriage, of course. Over time, the phrase was shortened to the word that some people hurl at each other in nasty ways today. Just think, you are mad at someone & cuss at them when, in reality, you are wishing them a VERY good time!\n\nThought you all might find it comical...I know WAY too many odd tidbits of information!
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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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Yes - I believe it is a sin and yes it is forgivable!
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Makes sense to me.  Some think they have sinned too much and can't be forgiven when the scripture says flat out they can and will if they just accept the forgiveness and repent.  They doubt God which is exactly what Satan wants you to do.  Think you are too far gone to get any forgiveness.  Is Jesus' sacrifice enough or would He have to hang for longer for you to think it is enough to cover YOUR sin?  Maybe not the best example but could you think of a better one?
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Analysis of Christianity. Too many contradictions, without a single shred of proof anywhere. Not one. For example, an invisible, magical, all-mighty, omnipotent being, who can do anything imaginable, and is controlling everyone's lives, yet conveniently doesn't make public appearances seems outlandish to me. Also, "God" is supposed to be perfect and free of sin, and expects us to be free of sin as well to gain his favor. But "God" himself is a sinner. There are seven deadly sins, and "God" is guilty of nearly half of them, proven (sic) in scripture. Wrath is one of the sins, and "God" is so guilty of this, it's a cliche' ("Wrath of God"). Envy is another one. "Though shalt worship no other gods, for thy God is a jealous God" (somewhere in Exodus). I don't buy any of it. I could go on and on, but you get the general idea.
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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.
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There's no such thing as a sin so big God can't forgive it.\nHe died on the cross for all sins, not just the little ones like lying or stealing or whatever.\nMurderers can receive forgiveness, too - you just have to be willing to ask for it!
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When I was still a ministering among the misbelievers I frequently noted how often demonstrative revulsion toward a particular "sin" was how a person masked their fascination and obsession with it. Someone who vehemently railed against "fornication" was either fornicating at every opportunity,  were waiting for the opportunity to fornicate, or were actively trying to create scenarios ("making provisions for the flesh") in which they could engage in fornication and delude themselves and/or others they'd simply been caught in a weak moment. It never seemed that those who had relatively healthy sex lives had any interest in or concern over someone's else's sex life and whether or ot it was perverse. And while they'd acknowledge that "the Bibles says homosexuality is a sin", no married couple with a healthy sexual relationship ever seemed to think gay marriage actually threatened their own marriage in any way. More often than not deep, prayerful and continuous  concern about sexual sin in the world was something that manifested pretty exclusively in those whose sex lives were unsatisfactory in some way.
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Believed to have been written in the 3rd or 4th century due to the testimonies of the early church fathers, this is a story of Jesus’s trial, execution and brief descent into Hell.\n\nHell in this book is a place where everyone is destined to go and Jesus ventures there to free many of the early church patriarchs and martyrs.\n\nMany scholars, as well as early church leaders, feel it’s a forgery to gain converts by impressing upon an individual the Savior’s power over Satan. Others see it as a redundant compilation of all other stories previously written. Finally, many of the early church fathers deemed its description of the underworld as too speculative because they viewed Hell as a state of mind and not a physical place.\n\nAlthough banned, it is noteworthy that it was a very popular book that was in circulation as recently as the 1500s. Martin Luther and other early Protestant leaders forbade their followers to read it.\n\nThe first half of the book is purported to be an eyewitness account of His trial and execution and it’s the only place where it’s mentioned that Jesus saw his mother while proceeding to his crucifixion. Some scholars feel this text was a catalyst for the Catholic Stations of the Cross processional.
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Blaspheme of the Holy Ghost is not an easy sin to accomplish. One must know the thruth of the Holy Spirit and choose to blaspheme or deny the power of the Holy Spirit. All other sin is forgivable. But this is personal to God. In my life I cannot imagine any situation that would lead me to commit such a sin. It is not easy to do and requires a conscious decision to do so.\n\n\nI have known those who have commited this sin. These few were Spirit filled believers at one time and this happened only after years of God dealing with them and reaching out to them and their refusal to change. God is not a hard-fisted stern old man sitting on the throne just waiting for someone to make a mistake. He is perfect compassion and unending patience. He is forgiveness beyond measure and unconditional love beyond understanding. He is life and hope. But even He has one limit that we dare not cross. Every loving father must say no at some point.
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Nothing is unforgivable....\nNothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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But the question is what this punishment will consist of. Is it eternal torture? Not likely. Apart from major philosophical and ethical issues, the idea of hell as an eternal torture chamber is a primitive and un-Christian notion, a result of early Christianity's loss of ground to patristic, egotistic pagans. \n\nDoes this punishment consist of utter annihilation of the soul in question? Possibly. This is what the Bible seems to be saying.\n\nDoes this punishment consist of selective destruction of the wicked part of the soul in question, and the rest obtaining forgiveness? Possibly. Again, this can be read out of Scriptures.\n\nBut in any of  the above cases, Satan is acting (like he always has been) as an agent of God's will.\n\nTheses are complicated theological issues that require much study, and I am afraid I have not quite done them justice, so forgive me if in my ignorance I have presented something untrue.
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Yes, Somewhere along the way some people have been misled about the 10 Commandments...They are not unforgivable sins..everyone has and/or will break one or all of them. All we have to do is repent (admit we were wrong, ask forgiveness and make an honest effort not to do it anymore...\nWhere does this belief come from? I had a friend tell me he would never be in heaven because he had broken one of the 10 commandments...God knew when he created them we are not perfect, they were meant to show us our sin so we could repent.
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if you come to terms with the non-existenance of god, then you realize that there is no sin.  there is no good or bad, there are only consequences that affect people.  \n\nknowledge is not from a devil, but something that liberates man from superstitious religious nonsense.
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this is a difficult passage, i too am having problems with it\ni think it is referencing the only unforgivable sin, blasphemy...because you know of the truth but you blatantly disregard it. You ignorantly ignore the truth of the word and therefore cannot be accepted. But I could be wrong altogether