We live in a beautiful world. Especially here in the WEST, we have lovely things, or do the lovely things have us?
A one-sentence Text today, with a lot to say. Are you ready? Here’s what I think.
First, there must be the Desire to follow JESUS, and for there to be a desire, there must be a new heart, one that desires GOD, and only He can give us that new heart.
Next, for that desire to be present and active in us, there must be a denying of our flesh, like shutting up that incessant cry for “my way”. Like consistently taking a stand of death to this world and its things — yes, we are in it, but not of it. NOW, we are ready to follow Him.
There’s some talk about blasphemy on certain media outlets. Put the word in a URL window, ask for images, and see how smart the web really is.Â
What is blasphemy? Merriam-Webster says:  The act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God or to something sacred. Something said or done that is disrespectful to God or to something sacred. Irrelevance toward something deemed important or inviolable (considers it blasphemy to put pineapple on pizza) (BTW, I like pineapple on some varieties of pizza)Â
Let’s leave the silliness there and move on. The blasphemy spoken of in our Text today is also called The Unpardonable Sin. Yes, there is an Unpardonable Sin. Read the Verses again.
May I tell you what I think? Ascribing the Work of the HOLY SPIRIT to the evil one, satan, is the unpardonable sin. That is what the Scripture says, right? So how does one do this? A footnote in my present Bible helped me understand. In summary, it says knowing full well by revelation from HOLY SPIRIT, that the finished work of JESUS CHRIST is the work of GOD on your behalf, and yet with this full knowledge from HOLY SPIRIT, not only deny the revelation, but speak out that such revelation is not from HOLY SPIRIT, but, rather, satan — like what some of the Pharisees did, you could say.Â
The unpardonable sin – to sin away GOD’s Grace to you.
It’s not pleasant to end here for today, but… we are.
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