This is a simple
truth. It is based in the following precepts
of scripture that described the nature of God, the nature of Jesus, and the
nature of mankind.
God impartially
loves all people and does not wish anyone to perish. 2 Peter 3:9
It’s never too
late to find God’s mercy thru forgiveness as long as you still have breath and
the capacity to choose. 1 John 1:6-10
Jesus Christ
(presently) in his glorified state of being IS the “Holy Spirit.” John 14:26-27
Blasphemy defined from the Greek is the use of slander to make one’s thoughts publicly known in an attempt to ruin the good name and reputation of someone else in order to hinder them.
Blasphemy of the
Holy Spirit is publicly slandering Jesus Christ in an attempt to ruin his reputation as God’s propitiation
for sin, thereby hindering others from coming to the Father thru him.
The Jewish
leaders (scribes & Pharisees) blasphemed the Holy Spirit (i.e. – Jesus)
when they paid the Roman soldiers guarding Jesus’ tomb, bribing them with money
to spread a vicious rumor that Jesus’ disciples had stolen his body, and that
God had not resurrected him from the dead.
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The Jews did
this evil deed even though God the Father, thru His son Jesus, provided them
with the miraculous “sign” of Jonah (i.e. – the resurrection), which they
mockingly requested from him, and did so even after witnessing him heal the
blind and deaf man.
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The reason this
is considered blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is because Jesus had warned them
about the evil spirit (“strong man”) that would return, and if he found their
heart still swept clean, and void of life from God, they risked becoming bound
by seven more evil spirits, stronger in might than the first evil spirit. Even though these Jewish leaders had the
choice to repent, their evil by choice had taken them so far into darkness,
they did not seek salvation thru Jesus as the “way” to God, but perished in
their sins.
LESSON
LEARNED: Do not fight
against God or against Jesus, especially do not ever slander their reputation, and
thereby hinder others from coming to the way, the truth, and the life. If you have done this, and you still have
opportunity to choose, then right now, choose this day whom you will serve, and
if it is God, thru Jesus Christ you will find forgiveness of sins.
Links to the Blasphemy of
the Holy Spirit Series:
Blasphemy Of The Holy
Spirit…What Does It Mean? (The original study)
Q & A Series: In Matthew 12:32 what does it mean to, ‘speak against,’ the Holy Spirit?
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