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BEWARE THE UNPARDONABLE SIN
TUESDAY, MAY 27
Matthew 12:22-37

Hebrews 6:4-6

 

“…but the blasphemy
against the Holy Ghost

shall not be forgiven unto men.”

 

BEWARE THE UNPARDONABLE SIN
 
The sin of blasphemy against the Spirit is unpardonable. How is this sin against the Spirit committed, and who are the people who commit this sin? Jesus, from the beginning of His public ministry, had preached the good news of salvation, done good, and performed many miracles which in no uncertain terms proved His deity and Messiahship (John 10:37-38). Yet the Jewish religious leaders wilfully chose not to believe in Him. When they could find no fault in His message, or His works, they attacked His person, accusing Him of doing all His miracles by the power of the devil when it was clearly the work of the Spirit. This sin is unforgivable because the only avenue of forgiveness through the convicting work of the Spirit has been rejected. The greatest sin that anyone can commit that leads to eternal damnation is the sin of rejecting Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord (John 3:18). The constant, persistent, voluntary, wilful, decisive rejection of the Gospel is tantamount to the unpardonable sin of blasphemy against the Spirit.
 
What happens when a person commits the unpardonable sin of blasphemy against the Spirit? The consequences are as follows:
 
1. God abandons the man totally to his own destruction (Jer 7:13-16; Heb 10:26-27).
 
2. God judicially hardens or blinds the person to the truth (Matt 13:15; John 12:37-40; eg. Pharaoh, Exod 9:12, 10:1, 20, 27, 14:8; cf. Rom 1:24).
 
3. The sinner finds it impossible to repent (Heb 6:6; eg. Judas Iscariot, Matt 27:3-5; cf. 2 Cor 7:10).
 
Can a Christian commit the unpardonable sin? Calvin answered, “he who has been truly regenerated by the Spirit cannot possibly fall into so horrid a crime.”
 
THOUGHT: “When men add sin to sin, God loosens his reins, and allows them to destroy themselves.” (Calvin)

PRAYER: Father, may I never harden my heart against Thee.

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