Matthew 12:31-32
Have you ever seen in a movie when they say, “under no circumstances do this” and then interrupted?
• This is a very contested and often misunderstood scripture in the Bible. You better get this right
• IN this verse Jesus says- you can do anything and be forgiven except for one thing
• Now if I were you- I’d want to know what that one thing is. We serve a God that forgives sin and welcomes us into his kingdom- but there actually is something he wont forgive? Yes. Get this RIGHT
• What does the term blasphemy even mean?
• Basically “defiant irreverence”- you are rebellious in heart and action have no holy reverence of God or willfully degrading things that are of God
• Blasphemy is also attributing evil to God, or denouncing good as not of him
• This defiant irreverence is the unique sin of openly mocking God and intentionally speaking evil against God. Defaming him. Mocking him. Your mouth speaking. Your lifestyle speaking. Direct rebelliousness towards God’s holy ways. You don’t want to do this. God does not like it
• In a worldly sense it would be like a child who is well cared for saying they aren’t or that their parents acted with impure motives or intent. Speaking against their character and power
• It is when God moves and we say he didn’t. Someone isn’t forgiven, that move wasn’t of the spirit, that God is evil for what he has done, that God doesn’t exist, that God doesn’t save
• Lev 24:16 had the punishment of death by stoning for blasphemy
• In the book of Revelation blasphemy is described as the characteristic of those who are rebellious and oppose God- I’m always surprised when professing Christians blaspheme God- He’s watching.
• Blasphemy is serious business. Its not something to be toyed with or allowed. God will forgive blasphemy, Jesus said that people would be forgiven of it if it is confessed and repented of.
• blasphemer who repents can be forgiven- paul was a blasphemer. But there’s one thing NOT forgiven
• 1 Timothy 1:13-14 even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief; 14 and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.
• “Christ Jesus came into the world,” the apostle continues, “to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all” (v. 15). Peter blasphemed Christ with curses (Mark 14:71) and was forgiven and restored.

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