Theology Unplugged – Problem Passages 4 – The Unforgivable Sin

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• Lawrence

  2008-08-03

  The idea that I hold concerning the unforgivable sin is that sin against
  the Holy Spirit will always produce negative consequences for the person
  committing that sin. A genuine believer can sin against the Holy Spirit. That
  sin, however, will be punished in some way. The sins we commit against
  our fellow man may go unpunished, but if we disrupt the work of the Holy
  Spirit in someone’s life or if we resist the work of the Holy Spirit in our own
  life there will be a resulting consequence. In the passage of Matt. 12, the
  disruption of the Holy Spirits work took the form of misrepresenting the
  source by which the healings took place and thereby placing doubt in the
  minds of the observers. Unbelievers may go on sinning against the Holy
  Spirit and never see the consequences in their earthly existence (parable
  of the rich man and Lazarus).
  The words “this age” would be referring to the time when the observance
  of the ceremonial laws to represent the Messiah’s perfect sacrifice and the
  observance of the moral law, representing His perfect righteosness
  were happening.
  The words “age to come” would be referring to the time after the fall of
  Jerusalem as described in Matt 24,25 and Luke 17:20-37.

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• caleb brown

  2008-12-30

  thanks for the discussion…great to hear some very wise and well-learned guys speak about this topic…helps me a lot…thanks again…

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