“Blaspheme against the Holy Spirit”

“Blaspheme against the Holy Spirit”Commentary's“Blaspheme against the Holy Spirit”

I have many times overheard people talking about blasphemy of the Holy Spirit and calling it the unforgivable sin. Some would say to the others, I didn’t think there was any sin that God couldn’t forgive! Are you scared you committed this terrible sin of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit without knowing what it really means?

I’m speaking to the ones who have already asked Jesus to be their Lord and Savior but have obsessive spiritual doubts. If you have questions about what it means to have a personal relationship with God and the promise of eternal life with Him, I highly recommend you to first, get on your knee’s and pray and ask God to forgive you of all your sins. After a one-on-one talk with the lord and also talk to a Minister that follows the Word of God in the Bible and ask for him to help you.

“Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. ³² And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.”  Matthew 12:31-32.

If you’re worried that you might have committed the sin of “blasphemy against the Holy Spirit,” then you haven’t or your heart would not even be worried. Many people even Christian’s does not real understand what “blasphemy of the Holy Spirit” really means. This is where studying the Bible and praying to the Lord to give you the wisdom to understand what you are reading. Don’t think it is foolish or be embarrassed to ask the Lord this because the most knowledgeable Minister’s around have the knowledge they have because of God’s help.

SO what is the sin of blaspheming the Holy Spirit? It is essentially the sin of rejecting the Lord Jesus Christ!!! By continually rejecting God’s free gift of salvation in Jesus, a sinner sears his conscience (ignores the voice of the Holy Spirit) and hardens his heart, like Pharaoh during the time of Moses. Eventually, when this happens, you will gets to the place where genuine repentance is no longer possible.

When anyone has a stubborn and unrepentant attitude, persistent self-hardening of the heart, this is the sign and the chief mark of true blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. So to go back to the question of, “am I guilty of blaspheming the Holy Spirit,”  I feel certain that you can’t possibly be guilty of this sin. Because if you’re afraid that you may have offended God without realizing it, your heart is obviously in the right place.

Jesus’ statement about this “unpardonable sin” of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit came as He was speaking specifically about the grumblings of the scribes and Pharisees.

After witnessing the power of Christ in the healing of a demon-possessed man, these religious leaders made comments like, “Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?  But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.” (Matthew 12:22-24)  and  “And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.”   (Mark 3:22).

Basically, the scribes and Pharisees were rejecting the grace of God revealed in Jesus Christ. They were rejecting it by attributing Jesus’ works to the power of the devil. They weren’t just doubting or even denying the truth. Instead, they were wickedly contradicting what they had seen with their own eyes. This is the context of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit!

The writer to the Hebrews might have been thinking of the scribes and Pharisees when he spoke about those who have “trampled underfoot the Son of God  … and outraged the Spirit of grace.”   How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace? “ (Hebrews 10:29, ESV).

Their proud and high-minded attitude was exactly the opposite of yours. So, have you committed the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? To reiterate If you’re worried that you might have committed the sin of “blasphemy against the Holy Spirit,” then you haven’t.

I am quite sure that there are many Minister’s out there that are shaking their heads at me and disagreeing with my word. I am basing my opinion on the Word of the Bible and through Prayer to the God to give me the words to write. In my heart, you will not be worrying if your heart is Harding. YOU SIMPLY WOULD NOT CARE!!!