UNPARDONABLE SIN - IITB 12.03

 

Chapter 12.3

Unpardonable Sin

Is there a sin that is so grievous that it cannot be forgiven?

Sin in Hebrew means “missing the mark;” an archers term

 

 

Definition

     Morally Responsible: Animals are not morally responsible creatures; so therefore they cannot sin. Angles and Man are morally responsible creations and can sin.[1]   Sin is rebellion against God; it’s the violation of the laws of God in thought, word or deed; to reject God’s love and His ways.[2]  Sin is a contradiction to the Holiness of God; it is Moral corruption.  Breaking God’s law at any point involves transgressions at every point.[3]

     The Unpardonable Sin by definition, is that of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit;[4] but what does that mean?

     Webster:  Blasphemy: the strongest term used for the mocking of God; Slander, defame, revile,  Profane or contemptuous speech, writing, or action concerning God or anything held as divine, any remark or action held to be irreverent or disrespectful.  The utterance of profane oaths, cursing or swearing.

     The Term “UNPARDONABLE SIN” is NOT found in the Bible, but is deemed to be the final rejection of the Holy Spirit’s testimony concerning the work and person of Jesus Christ.

 

Prayer

     We are instructed NOT to pray for those who mock the work of the Holy Spirit.

1 John 5:16-17 – Don’t pray for those that blaspheme the Spirit
16 If you see a Christian brother or sister sinning in a way that does not lead to death, you should pray, and God will give that person life.

But there is a sin that leads to death, and

I am not saying you should pray for those who commit it.

17 All wicked actions are sin, but not every sin leads to death.  (NLT)

Old Testament Example

     We often think of the unpardonable sin as something that might happen in the future and we still have time to get our act together, but the Old Testament shows instances when God’s people sinned and God condemned them forever right then and there.

     The Priest Eli had two sons, Hophni and Phinehas who were also priest, were having sex with the women working in the temple; this was Blasphemy in deed and action.[5]  

     King Belshazzar drank out of the Temple goblets and praised his gods of wood; Blasphemy.[6]   

     Men grumbled against God and spread a bad report; Blasphemy in word and deed.[7] 

 

New Testament Example

     Jesus was healing the sick, yet He was accused of being possessed by Beelzebub, the prince of demons thereby attributing His powers of healing to the Devil and not to the Holy Spirit.[8] Blasphemy

     Ananias & Sapphira sold some property and gave it as an offering, but LIED about how much they sold it for.  It was theirs to do as they wished and it was ok to keep some of the money, but they lied to the Holy Spirit and died on the spot.[9]

 

Today’s Example

     Communion seems like a simple thing, but we are warned to examine ourselves before we partake at the table of the Lord; we are to confess our sins and ask forgiveness, failure to do this brings sickness and even death to our body.[10]  If you have done this through ignorance, confess your sins now before God “closes your door” for it will never be opened again.

     The Believer’s body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit and Homosexuality is a sin against the body therefore against the Holy Spirit; this opens up a possible early “Physical death” through AIDS.   Repent now and change your direction, because “Spiritually”, once God gives you up, it’s all over.   

Being given over to Homosexuality is a JUDGMENT from God and it’s final. [11]   It’s in the Book

     The mark of the beast is an indication of servitude and worship of the beast; a blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.  This is a counterfeit mark, mocking the marking of the 144,000 witnesses of God.  Once you receive this mark, there is no changing your mind, no repentance.[12]  You are a dead man walking.

 

God will shut the door

     Noah took on the ark all that would come, and then waited one more week and when no other came, GOD SHUT THE DOOR and nothing else entered.[13]  The time is coming when the “open door” will be shut and no man can open it again.[14] The day of salvation; the day of grace will be over.

     Did you see it?  The Holy Spirit can only show you the door, you must choose to walk through it.

 

Redemption

 

     Adam and Eve died SPIRITUALLY “that day” when they sinned in the Garden of Eden[15] and at some point they also died PHYSICALLY, but God in His mercy and grace has made a way to redeem all of mankind through the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.[16]

 

The Take Away

     The TermUnpardonable Sin” is NOT found in the Bible, but is deemed to be the final rejection of the Holy Spirit’s testimony concerning the work and person of Jesus Christ.  It is the violation of the laws of God in thought, word or deed; rejecting God’s love and His ways.

     The first born belonged to the Lord, they were considered His possession; it was necessary to buy back or redeem the child for the price of 5 shekels of silver when the child was one month old.  The Priest would say “do you want to redeem the child or leave him with me,” the father would answer, “I will redeem the child” and then pay the price, then the priests would declare

Your son is redeemed”.

Jesus paid the price for us at the cross and redeemed us back to Himself. SELAH

 

The Holy Spirit can only show you the door, you must chose to walk through it.

 

 

Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin

“You have been weighed in the balances and found wanting”.

It’s in the Book

Daniel 5:25

 

 

 

 



[1] Jude 6 – Angels are morally responsible creations

[2] Psalms 119:160 – God’s word is the righteous standard

Jude 6 – Angels are morally responsible creations

[3] James 2:10 – Stumble at any point of the law and you are guilty of breaking all of it.

[4] Luke 12:10 – Anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit WILL NOT BE FORGIVEN  -- Matthew 12:31-32 – Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit WILL NOT BE FORGIVEN IN THIS AGE OR IN THE AGE TO COME -- Mark 3:28-29 – Whoever BLASPHEMES against the Holy Spirit is ETERNALLY GUILTY

[5] 1 Samuel 2:12 – Eli's sons were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD. -- 1 Samuel 2:22 – Eli's sons raped the Temple workers. -- 1 Samuel 3:13-14 – The sons of the Priest Eli; Unpardonable Sin, The guilt of Eli's house will NEVER BE ATONED FOR by sacrifice or offering.

 

 

[6] Danial 5:23-30 – Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians drank out of the Temple goblets to his Gods, that very night, WAS SLAIN, -- Daniel 5:25 “Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin” “You have been weighed in the balances and found wanting”.

[7] Numbers 14:26-45 – Men grumbled against God; their bodies FELL BY THE SWORD, every one of them twenty years old or more

[8] Mark 3:22 – They said the spirit in Jesus was from Satan not from the Holy Spirit; Blasphemy

[9] Acts 5:3-10 – Ananias and Sapphira lied to the Holy Spirit and died on the spot

[10] 1 Corenthians 11:28-31 – TAKING THE LORD’S SUPPER UNWORTHILY; that is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have died

[11] Leviticus 20:13 - HOMOSEXUALITY is an abomination to God; If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination and put to death -- Romans 1:24-27 – Homosexuality; God gave them up and they received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion

[12] Revelation 14:9-11 – Whoever takes the MARK OF THE BEAST will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.

[13] Genesis 7:16 – They went in and after a week of waiting, GOD shut the door.

[14] Revelation 3:8 – God places before us an OPEN DOOR, and by our own free will, we must choose to walk through it. -- Isaiah 22:22 – When God shuts the door, it cannot be opened

[15] Genesis 2:17 – That very day they died spiritually; they were separated from God.

[16] Galatians 4:4-5 – God sent His son to redeem us that we might receive the full rights of sons.  -- Titus 2:13-14 – Christ is the blessed hope of our redemption.

 

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