does anyone but me understand what the unforgiveable sin of blasphemy of the holy spirit means?
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You self-centered prig.  Yes, you and you alone understand.
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This is the anglicized form of the Greek word bla·sphe·mi′a. The Greek term basically means injurious, defamatory, or abusive speech and was used with reference to such speech whether directed against God or against humans. (Compare Re 16:11; Mt 27:39.) The English word “blasphemy,” however, is usually restricted to irreverent or abusive speech against God and sacred things. It is thus the antithesis of words of worship directed to the Divine Being\n\nOther acts of blasphemy recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures were those of priest Eli’s sons (1Sa 3:12, 13) and that of the pagan Assyrian official Rabshakeh. (2Ki 19:4-6, 22, 23) Innocent Naboth was convicted of blasphemy and put to death on the basis of testimony by false witnesses.
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I believe that "true" repentence, as I understand the Bible's teachings of Jesus, means to TRULY be repulsed because of the wrong that you have done and then, as Jesus said to the woman at well "go and sin no more". Being raised as a staunch Southern Baptist, I learned later in life that many Christians use the forgiveness of the thief on the cross as the freedom to sin, "repent", sin, "repent"...\nBecause of this, I no longer believe "once saved, always saved....." but agree with many Penecostals on this subject, that one can sin and be forgiven, but may miss Heaven anyway...maybe not because of a sin of "commission", but a sin of "omission".  Although "no man can pluck you out of my hand"...an individual can surely choose to JUMP out of His hand at any time.....Please feel free to disagree...I am no Bible scholar, only a sinner saved by grace....
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Psalm 37:38 "But all sinners will be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off."  NIV\n\nJude 1:15 " To judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him."  NIV\n\nRevelation 21:8 "But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars - their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur.  This is the second death." NIV (New International Version)\n\nP.S.  lust is also a sin - \n\nMatthew 5:28 " But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."\n\nProverbs 6:25 "Do not lust after her beauty in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids."
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Hi, I would not say that the sin is as much against the Holy Spirit as it is against his fellow man, it is blatant deceit, people sometimes get the concept of the sin against the Holy Spirit wrong.\nthe sin against the Holy Spirit that will not be forgiven is to deny the salvation ,brought by the death and resurrection of Jesus, and to live and die in denial of this,because the Spirit who cannot lie has disclosed this to the world.
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The sin of blaspheming God's Spirit of truth is called unbelief.  It is unpardonable for obvious reasons.  Those who commit this will have understood the truth of the gospel and rejected it anyway.  The penalty is death in the lake of fire.\n\n"And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone 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."  Matthew 12:31-32\n\n"And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven."  Luke 12:10 \n\n"But the...UNBELIEVING...shall have their part in the lake, which burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death."  Rev. 21:8\n\nAnd whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."  Rev. 20:15
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Jesus taught the unforgivable sin was attributing the works of the Holy Spirit as works done of Satan.  Also the unpardonable  sin must be knowingly and purposely committed. Simply this means one must know in his or her heart Jesus is God and while in the flesh He was anointed of the Holy Spirit and still purposely preach Jesus did his works by the Devil.\nThe Apostle Paul stated he committed this sin in ignorance.  So therefore he was forgiven of this sin  The pharisees Jesus addressed concerning his teachings on this unforgivable sin knew in their hearts He was the promised Messiah but yet still proclaimed he was of the devil.\nIf you are worried you committed this sin then you need not worry.  for it is impossible for one to worry about sins that have committed the sin of blaspheming of the Holy Spirit.  For they are beyond hope and will feel no guilt over sin.  the fact you are worried is solid proof you have not committed this sin.
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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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It is NOT the unforgiveable sin. Samson committed suicide and is mentioned in the Hebrews hall of faith (chapter 11).......only being UNSAVED is unforgivable!\n\nYou're very preoccupied with this; 2 of my brothers committed suicide. Please email me if you'd like to talk.
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Sin against the Holy Spirit is the rejection thereof.  It is the only sin that is unforgivable, because in order to commit it you have to turn down Salvation and then all your sins will count
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Proof that our "friend" is a hypocrite and a mental case, see above.\n\nI ask myself every time I read the Bible, what does this mean FOR me.
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If you speak evil of what God's Spirit is doing (with the knowledge that it IS God), then you cannot be forgiven for that.\n\nLUKE 12:10\n    And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.\n\n also...\n\nHEBREWS 6:4-6\n   4    For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, \n   5    And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, \n   6    If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. \n \n To know more, click here...\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/bibletruths_forbelievers/
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The whole issue is summed up in the holiness of God. When I was a child I was taught very strongly something  that is rarely taught in church today at all. I was taught that God was holy and He could not be in the presence of evil. That is why we cannot be in fellowship with God, because we are sinners. For us to be with God that sin must be dealt with. God declared to Adam that in the day he sinned he would die. That is a principle of life when we sin we die to God (separated from Him). Paul said it this way in Romans, the wages of sin is death. To overcome sin death must take place. When Jesus came He cam as a perfect man and completely God. When He died because he was perfect He was able to pay for  all sins with His  death. Now we can be forgiven, not because we are perfect but because the penalty is paid. All God asks of us to obtain forgiveness in faith in what He has done.
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ask them, How do you understand the following verse from the Bible, and doesnt it meant that Jesus cant die for our sins?\n\nDeuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not \nbe put to death for the children, neither \nshall the children be put to death for\nthe fathers: \nevery man shall be put to death for his \nown sin (eesh b’chet-o yumatu).
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That is correct; the Bible speaks of those who have a "wicked heart of unbelief".\n\nhttp://www.needGod.com
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It means that we "must" forgive our brothers and sisters or GOD will not forgive us. Plain and simple. It also shows up in the Lords Prayer where Jesus teaches us to pray daily. This was a key point of Jesus commandments for us. The Bible also teaches that we have the rite to forgive sins done to us and that GOD will also forgive them because we did. This is a very powerful rite. When Jesus was on the Cross he said "GOD forgive them for they know not what they do." According to Jesus commandments they were forgiven. This is mind blowing to think about.\n\nMay GOD richly bless you.
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Good morning God_shew!\n\n1. If we not not aware of someone's sins, then there is no way to actively forgive them...However, we should always have the spirit of forgiveness, and be ready to forgive...\n\n2.Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is not referring to parental or governmental authority.  It is referring to calling the Holy Ghost the devil...and accusing the Holy Ghost of being evil...\n\n3. There is only one Jesus Christ, but it was predicted that false Christs would appear. God will only forgive due to Jesus Christ, no false christ will move God to act\n\n4. an unpurged conscience is necessary for spiritual freedom and release from bondage...this is the job of the Holy Spirit...we cannot have perfect faith in God and continue in sin we have not repented of....but we should have a heart that is ready to repent, and be open to the wisdom of the Holy Spirt, and he will lead us into the truth..\n\n5. If we have charity (love) in our heart for both God and our fellow man, God will help us remove any problems with unforgiveness...God understands our hearts, and helps us with our mistakes...God's love inside us will motivate us to repent of sin, and then we will be free from law of sin and death...