Concern about committing this sin is a healthy sign. There is, sadly, much misunderstanding over what is meant by the ‘unforgivable sin’.
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Perhapsatsomepointinyourlifeyouhaveaskedthisworryingquestion.Manybelievershave,butifyouhaveeverworriedaboutit,thenitiscertainthatyouhavenotcommittedtheunforgivablesin.HowcanIbesosure?Forastart,youwouldhardlybereadingthisarticle.Concernaboutcommittingthissinisahealthysign.Thereis,sadly,muchmisunderstandingoverwhatismeantbythe‘unforgivablesin’.
WhatdidJesusmean?TheideaoftheunforgivablesinfirstappearsduringtheearthlyministryofJesus.ItismentionedinMatthew12,Mark3,andLuke11.InMark’saccount,wearetoldthatJesusentersahousewhereacrowdhasgathered.Atthispointinhisministry,Jesushadsomethingofacelebritystatus.Therewerecrowdseverywhere,andhisownfamilywereincreasinglyconcernedforthepressureonhim,andevenforhissanity.
Healsohadmanyenemies,sincemostreligiousleadersofthedaysawhimasathreat,ablasphemer,andatrouble-maker.Onthisoccasion,theyevenaccusehimofbeingpossessedbyBeelze
