Mark 3:29, Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin.
//This is a verse that troubles a lot of people. Will your little boy be condemned to everlasting hellfire because of a few “goddamns?”
No. First, get it out of your head that “eternal sin” means hellfire. A more precise interpretation of the passage is that your cussin’ son is sinning against the new age of God’s rule; he is living as if Jesus had never come. But even this doesn’t fit the flavor of the verse.
If you’re wondering what it really means to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit, this passage in Mark contains an example. Those watching Jesus heal others were saying that Jesus was using the power of Satan to cast out demons. Jesus warned them about blasphemy “because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.”
Picture the scene. Jesus is waving his arms, shouting at demons to chase them away, embarrassing his family and friends with his antics. The people mock him, laughing that he looks like he’s demon-possessed himself. Worse than those he’s curing! The prince of demons himself has hold of him! Ha!
So Jesus says don’t you know you’re laughing at the Holy Spirit? Don’t you realize that we’ve entered the age of abundant life, when the Spirit is to come back to earth? You are making fun of God’s new age! You are stuck in the past, in danger of never understanding, never entering into the life God has planned for you!”
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“Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. ” (Bible, New Testament, Matthew 12:32)
There was the First Aion Age when Jesus was walking the Earth and arguing with the Pharisees, which corresponds to when Jesus said “This age” (Bible, New Testament, Matthew 12:31-32)
There was the Second Aion Age when Jesus was dead in the tomb, which corresponds to when Jesus said “the age to come” (Bible, New Testament, Matthew 12:31-32)
There is a the Third Aion Age when Jesus was resurrected alive again and also is the Age when Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit is forgiven and is also the age that we are in now. This age goes on for eternity.
Thus ALL GO TO HEAVEN and nothing changed about grace.
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is the term word for unbelief.
ALL GO TO HEAVEN BECAUSE unbelief is forgiven.
A Time in the Life of Jesus is an Age because Jesus is God and is that important.
“Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. ” (Bible, New Testament, Matthew 12:32)
Matthew 12:32 is when Jesus canceled the Old Code of the law found in Matthew 12:31.
“And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.” (Bible, New Testament, Matthew 12:31)
“Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. ” (Bible, New Testament, Matthew 12:32)
In the Third age blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is forgiven along with all sins.
Jesus died for You You will go to heaven.
Jesus Died for ALL ALL go to Heaven.
I give and show forgiveness for Blasphemy Against The Holy Spirit, while Proving it with The Original Greek Scripture Matthew 12:32 word Aion(is defined as a short amount of time. Like a phase in ones Life or the amount of time a person has been alive, and another being the amount of time Jesus was Dead. And another Aion when Jesus rose from the dead beginning the Aion where Unbelief/Blasphemy Against The Holy Spirit Is Forgiven. According to Matthew 12:32)
Wear a shirt that says Jesus Died for You You will go to Heaven Jesus Died for ALL ALL go to Heaven.
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Please do not listen to Christopher Sadoun. He is not accurate with his opinion of being able to blasphemy the Holy Spirit and receive forgiveness for it. The Bible warns in the text how severe this sin is. It is the ONLY sin that cannot be forgiven.Mark 3:28-30 But he that shall blasphemes against the Holy Ghost hath NEVER forgiveness, but is in danger of ETERNAL damnation. Because, they said he hath an unclean spirit. Timothy 1:20 Among these are hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan so they will be taught not to blaspheme. Then you have Hebrews 6:6 if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance, seeing that they crucify to themselves the sin of God afresh and out him to an open shame.