No Christian should play with sacred things, for it would be a way of breaking the third commandment not to take the name of God in vain We cannot play with the name of God!However, it seems that the issue of blasphemy against the Holy Ghost has little to do with it.
There are some texts in the New Testament that give the idea that certain sins cannot be forgiven, such as blasphemy against the Holy Ghost recorded in the Gospels (Matthew 12. 31, Mark 3. 28-29), the inability to repent of sins in Hebrews 6. 4-8, and the sin of death described in 1 John 5:16, although these texts deal with particular situations , all touch on a common reality: the fact that men and women have intellectual notions of sacred things, but are willing to abandon them. denounce the dangerous state of those who claim to have divine knowledge and at the same time deny Christ as the culmination of this revelation.
- Make no mistake.
- In the scriptures.
- This process of relativization of the being and work of our Lord Jesus Christ has a name: the Apostles called this behavior apostasy.
- And in my opinion.
- It is exactly against this problem that the scriptures warn.
- The Spirit is synonymous with apostasy.
- That is.
- It refers to the abandonment of faith that some said they had.
- But never really had it.
- Let’s take a closer look at the passages mentioned.
First, the Gospels describe the Pharisees as individuals who apparently knew God, but denied Jesus as a Messiah. Towards the end of the sermon on the mountain, Jesus warned his disciples that false believers would infiltrate the church. at the end of the world, several exorcists, prophets, and healers approached him and called him “Lord, Lord. “However, in addition to being eternally condemned, Jesus describes such men as people who never really knew Him (Matthew 7: 21-23).
We conclude from this passage that some people can manifest extraordinary powers without having authentic contact with the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ In what category does Jesus include them?False prophets, have you ever converted to God, because your fruits are evil?Even if they look like spirituality. Therefore, by urging the Pharisees to forgive blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, Jesus most likely referred to apostasy, because, like false teachers, the Pharisees said and seemed to know God, but by denying the son of God, they manifested that they were children of the devil (John 8. 44-47).
Secondly, the author of Hebrews writes his epistle precisely to counter an apparent tendency to apostasy in the Christian environment. The situation is very similar to that of the Gospels, since the exhortation of the letter is addressed to the Jews who have converted to Christ. but have gradually returned to Judaism. These men advocated a return to the rite of circumcision, to the priesthood of Leviticus, to animal sacrifices, and therefore to the passage of the new old-fashioned alliance.
It is on the basis of his return to Judaism that the author of the letter uses the words “Fall of faith?”(Hebrews 6. 4-9). They lose faith because they have tasted the blessings of the new covenant in Christ and yet have decided to return to the old faith. Before anyone thinks that the author refers to the loss of salvation, he points out that these men never ceased to be what they really were, for they are like a land that produces thorns rather than bear fruit?The same argument of Jesus, “by the fruits shall you recognize them?”Matthew 7. 16.
It is clear that these Christians of Jewish origin denied the effectiveness of Christ’s work because it was true and best circumcision, priestly offering, and final sacrifice; by denying that such rites and institutions were perfectly fulfilled in Christ, they crucified Jesus once again. , cancelling his work. In this sense, therefore, returning to Judaism after experiencing the truth of Christ is an unforgivable blasphemy, for it was a potential case of apostasy.
Third, the same problem is repeated in John’s First Letter: the Apostle writes urging the brethren to be attentive to the false apostles who pretend to be teachers but who disguise themselves and liars they have left among themselves. Interestingly, for these fake brothers? John says that there is no need to pray, because they have sinned to death, that is, they have denied the sufficiency of Christ, the fulfillment of the prophecies of will of veterans, and therefore gradually return to Judaism or even gnostic. illusions of the time. John calls these men “antichrists. “And rightly so, after all, they were false teachers who perverted the apostolic faith and served as a stumbling block for the unwary (see 1 John 2:18-19).
Anchored in the common reality of the above texts, we are in a more comfortable position to believe that “blasphemy against the Holy Spirit”, “unforgivable sin”, “the fall of grace” and?Aren’t they different phenomena? And so they are not related to the question that some brothers ask about the legitimacy of speaking in languages today. The most coherent vision of the three texts is that unforgivable sin was practiced by some Pharisees in The Time of Christ, later by “Christians” who denied the gospel, returning to Judaism and even by Christians?who have become false apostles and teachers, also denying the lord’s being and work. In short, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is synonymous with apostasy and false prophecy. For such men, there is no forgiveness, for even if they have been exposed to the truth, they have abandoned their true faith in Jesus Christ.
Finally, if you are one of those who are tortured for thinking that you have blasphemed against the Spirit or that you know someone in that state, rest asure that you did not commit this sin. If you feel that way, it is because you are truly sorry, giving proof that you have already received the Holy Ghost. Feeling sad that you have committed a sin or displeasing the Lord is the feeling of people who have been saved. Apostates don’t feel the need to repent because they’ve never left the state of doom.