“Every sinThe Bible carefully differentiates between sin and sins. • Sin: the evil power at work in man that causes him to engage in sinful activities (Rom 7:17, 18). God pronounced... More and injurious speaking will be forgiven to men, but speaking injuriously of the Spirit will not be forgiven to men” (cf. Mark 3:29; Luke 12:10).

Many believers find themselves in deep inner turmoil and distress because they believe they have committed a ‘sinThe Bible carefully differentiates between sin and sins. • Sin: the evil power at work in man that causes him to engage in sinful activities (Rom 7:17, 18). God pronounced... More against the Holy Spirit’. But is not every sinThe Bible carefully differentiates between sin and sins. • Sin: the evil power at work in man that causes him to engage in sinful activities (Rom 7:17, 18). God pronounced... More directed against God and therefore also against the Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit is God, a divine person in the Trinity of God; in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit works, for example, in creation or on individuals. The Holy... More, the Son and the Father? Ananias and Sapphira lied to the Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit is God, a divine person in the Trinity of God; in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit works, for example, in creation or on individuals. The Holy... More and God, but were they lost because of this (Acts 5:3–4)? This shows us how important it is to adhere exactly to the God-given language of the Holy ScripturesIn the NT, the various parts of the OT are referred to as “the Scriptures”; these are the “sacred letters/writings” (2 Tim. 3:15). “Every Scripture is divinely inspired and profitable... More. Matthew 12:31 does not speak of a sinThe Bible carefully differentiates between sin and sins. • Sin: the evil power at work in man that causes him to engage in sinful activities (Rom 7:17, 18). God pronounced... More against the Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit is God, a divine person in the Trinity of God; in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit works, for example, in creation or on individuals. The Holy... More, but of ‘blasphemy (speaking injuriously) against the Spirit’ (cf. Mark 3:29; Luke 12:10).

This sinThe Bible carefully differentiates between sin and sins. • Sin: the evil power at work in man that causes him to engage in sinful activities (Rom 7:17, 18). God pronounced... More could only be committed while the Lord Jesus was living on earth. The PhariseesThe Pharisees were a small but influential religious group at the time of the New Testament. They demanded a strict separation from the lifestyle and practices of the gentiles and... More accused Him who, by the Spirit of God, cast out demons: “This man does not cast out demons, but by BeelzebubThis name probably comes from the deity from Ekron Baal-Sebub (2 Kgs 1:2-4), which translates as "Lord of the Flies". It was considered a protector against poisonous flies and, therefore,... More, prince of demons” (cf. Mt 12:24). Of Him – whom God “anointed ... with the Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit is God, a divine person in the Trinity of God; in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit works, for example, in creation or on individuals. The Holy... More and with power; who went through all quarters doing good, and healing all that were under the power of the devil, because God was with him” (Acts 10:38) – these despisers claimed that He was in league with the devil! This was a direct blasphemy against the Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit is God, a divine person in the Trinity of God; in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit works, for example, in creation or on individuals. The Holy... More who worked in the Son of Man"Son of Man" is a designation for our Lord Jesus Christ. In many Scriptures, it means that He really became man through His birth (Gal 4:4). Like every human being,... More. It was the highest stage of His rejection as the MessiahMessiah is a Hebrew word (Maschíach) meaning “the Anointed One.” In the New Testament, the Greek form “the Christ” is used and applied to the Lord Jesus alone. The Jews,... More of Israel and led to eternal damnation.

The blasphemy of the Spirit cannot be carried over to the present day, because no Christian is perfectly under the guidance of the Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit is God, a divine person in the Trinity of God; in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit works, for example, in creation or on individuals. The Holy... More at all times. Even true Christians can actually give cause for blasphemy through their behaviour when they fall into sinThe Bible carefully differentiates between sin and sins. • Sin: the evil power at work in man that causes him to engage in sinful activities (Rom 7:17, 18). God pronounced... More and thereby dishonour the name of God (see 2 Cor. 6:3; 1 Tim. 6:1). Negative utterances about a Christian or a servant of ChristA title of the Lord Jesus, which is also used as an epithet; Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) mean "anointed one". The title refers to the fact that Jesus is... More must therefore never be called blasphemy against the Spirit. The Lord Jesus, however, was completely sinless. To impute to Him an alliance with the devil was a unique sinThe Bible carefully differentiates between sin and sins. • Sin: the evil power at work in man that causes him to engage in sinful activities (Rom 7:17, 18). God pronounced... More that could not be transferred in any other way, namely ‘blasphemy of the Spirit’.

Nor is this a sinThe Bible carefully differentiates between sin and sins. • Sin: the evil power at work in man that causes him to engage in sinful activities (Rom 7:17, 18). God pronounced... More of true believers, but of declared enemies of ChristA title of the Lord Jesus, which is also used as an epithet; Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) mean "anointed one". The title refers to the fact that Jesus is... More who did not want to believe in Him under any circumstances. As we have seen with the man in 1 Corinthians 5, God can and will forgive even the most terrible sins of His children if they sincerely repent of them. Although they can be severely chastised by Him for this and come under the discipline of the assemblyThe literal meaning is “called out”: • called out of "the darkness" (1. Pet 2:9)—this refers to the area where there is a lack of light about God Himself, His... More, His promise also applies here: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and clean us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).