~ A Sin of Disbelief ~
In ALL THREE Gospel Accounts, we read of YESHUA's account of the "unpardonable" sin.
[Matthew 12 : 31 -32 // Mark 3 : 29 // Luke 12 :10]
Seeing that all three gospels found it necessary to record these words of YESHUA, I think it might prove beneficial to study it a little further.
To be sure, some believers get nervous at the mere thought that there could be a "sin" that not even GOD-HIMSELF could forgive.
Hopefully after we are done with this study, you will notice that this is not so much a GOD-issue as it is a human one.
It may be helpful to remember that
GOD is FOR YOU,
and HE LOVES YOU
so do not be fearful of HIS Truth!
Now on to our study . . .
Matthew 12 : 31 -32
[31] Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the SPIRIT will not be forgiven.
- SIN in both the Hebrew and Greek means literally to "miss"
- i.e. to miss the mark - as an arrow misses its target.
- An arrow only needs to be off a fraction to miss its designated target.
- Blasphemy is evil speaking with the intention of "hurting" the reputation of the intended person or thing.
[32] And whoever speaks 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.
Why is JESUS so passionate when speaking of the HOLY SPIRIT here?
And WHO is this HOLY SPIRIT of which HE speaks?
I think once you begin to understand the importance of the HOLY SPIRIT, you will agree that this is the only logical assessment JESUS could have made.
John 14 : 15 - 17 ; 26
[15] If you love ME, you will keep MY commandments.
[17] even the SPIRIT OF TRUTH, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees HIM nor knows HIM. You know HIM, for HE dwells with you and will be in you.
John 15 : 26
[26] But when the ADVOCATE comes, whom I will send to you from the FATHER, the SPIRIT OF TRUTH, who proceeds from the FATHER, HE will bear witness about ME.
- It is impossible to deny or blaspheme the HOLY SPIRIT and accept JESUS as the Messiah, because one cannot deny the other...they are of the same SPIRIT!
~ IF there is a SPIRIT of TRUTH then there must be a Spirit of Error at work as well ~
1 John 4 : 1 - 6
[1] Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from GOD, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
[2] By this you know the Spirit of GOD: every spirit that confesses that JESUS CHRIST has come in the flesh is from GOD,
[3] and every spirit that does not confess JESUS is not from GOD. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.
[4] Little children, you are from GOD and have overcome them, for HE who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
[5] They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.
- The World derives their information through Sensory Processing Or to put it another way via Empirical Data collected through the senses.
- Taste, Touch, Sight, Hearing, Smelling.
- The Epitome of this belief system is ATHEISM
- Seeing is Believing philosophy
[6] We are from God. Whoever knows GOD listens to us; whoever is not from GOD does not listen to us. By this we know the SPIRIT of TRUTH and the spirit of error.
GOD's Process Works Differently
- Believing is Seeing philosophy.
- The HOLY SPIRIT or SPIRIT OF TRUTH is to be the lens through which we view things.
- By seeking a relationship with JESUS the MESSIAH, the SPIRIT of TRUTH resides within us!
- In relationship with HIS WORD - The BIBLE - we can learn to discern what is of the world and what is of HIS Kingdom!
~ Have you been RENEWING and TRANSFORMING your MIND To HIS TRUTH ?
I love the charge of ROMANS 12 : 2
[2] Do not be conformed to this world, but by being transformed by the renewing of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of GOD, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
- When you became a believer did you commit to renewing and transforming your mind?
- Are you still being renewed and transformed?
This is not a one and done, check it off your list activity . . . This is a continual process!
Just as you are a work in progress!
Only the HOLY SPIRIT can move a person to a place where they REALIZE they are in NEED of Saving!
You see it is quite simple, actually. . .
A "blasphemous" mind-set towards the HOLY SPIRIT [a.k.a. the SPIRIT OF TRUTH] is one that is SELF-condemning.
In order to be saved you must put on a NEW Mindset - one of FAITH in JESUS!
Be Blessed today!
~Jason
NOtW
