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Question: Is there any sin God won't forgive? |
Answer: God has shown Himself throughout Scriptures as being merciful and forgiving. If anyone would repent (turn away from his sin) and seek God's forgiveness, He would forgive (see Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9-10, 2 Chronicles 7:14) -- regardless of the sin (or amount of them). Yet Jesus spoke of one sin that was different than all the rest...
Matthew 12:31-32 Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is obviously not something committed by even Saul of Tarsus -- who arrested, imprisoned and railed against Christians and Jesus Christ (Acts 9:1-2). He had even participated in the murder of one person (Acts 8:1). God not only forgave him all that but used him for the rest of his life (Acts 9:15). Looking at the task of the Holy Spirit, it gives insight into what would be blasphemy of Him...
To die having rejecting the message of the Holy Spirit -- the message to repent of sin and find salvation in Jesus Christ -- is to blaspheme Him. Dying in rejection of His message is to have spoken against Him, this is something that is irreversible and unforgivable (Hebrews 9:27, Revelation 20:11-15). While you live it's not to late. |