What Is the Unforgivable Sin?

Note: To all my readers; This blog is yesterday's last blog for the day, but for some reason, did not get published. Boy, I am getting old. I am so sorry for this mistake! I will try and do better. 


The Bible's answer

The unforgivable sine refers to actions accompanied by an attitude that keeps a sinner from ever receiving God's forgiveness.  How could such a disposition develop?

God forgives those who repent of their sins, follow his standards in their life, and exercise faith in Jesus Christ.  (Acts 3:19, 20) However, a person can become so set in following sinful course that he will never change his attitude or conduct.  The Bible describes such a person as having "a wicked heart" that has "become hardened by the deceptive power of sin."  (Hebrews 3:12, 13)  Like clay that has been fired in a kiln and that can never be reshaped, the person's heart has become permanently opposed to God.  (Isaiah 45:9) There could never be a basis for  such a person to be forgiven, so he is guilty of the unforgivable, or unpardonable sin. -Hebrews 10:26, 27.

Some religious Jewish leaders in Jesus' day committed the unforgivable sin.  They knew that God's holy spirit was the force behind Jesus' miracles, yet they maliciously said that he got his power from the Satan the Devil. - Mark 3:22, 28-30. 

Examples of sins that can be forgiven

Blasphemy due to ignorance.  The apostle Paul had once been a blasphemer, but he later said:  "I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and with a lack of faith." -1 Timothy 1:13.

Adultery.  The Bible mentions some who at one time committed adultery but who changed their conduct and were forgiven by God. -1 Corinthians 6:9-11. 

Next time: What Is the Unforgivable Sin?/"Have I committed the unforgivable sin?"

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