Jesus, The Devil And Blasphemy

ILL.- A preacher’s son and his mom had been to a shopping mall where the boy had misbehaved. As they were driving home, he could sense her anger and said, “When we ask God to forgive us when we are bad, He does forgive us, doesn’t he?” His mother replied, “Well, yes, He does.”

The boy continued, “And when he forgives us He buries our sins in the deepest sea, doesn’t he?” The mom replied, “Yes.”

The boy was silent for a while and then said, “I’ve asked God to forgive me, but I bet when we get home, you’re going fishing for those sins aren’t you?” The mother replied, “Definitely, yes!”

Fortunately for us, whenever Jesus forgives us He doesn’t come back and go fishing for our sins.

ILL.- “But preacher,” said the young husband who came in for counseling, “whenever Joan and I quarrel, she becomes historical.” “No, you mean, hysterical.” “No, I mean historical. SHE’S ALWAYS DIGGING UP MY PAST.”

Sometimes we humans won’t leave people alone when it comes to their past, but the Lord doesn’t do this.

Heb. 8:12 “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” Praise God!

You and I are forgetful about many things. But God is forgetful when it comes to the sins that we repent of and ask forgiveness for, etc. Don’t you wish everybody could be that way? We humans hold too many grudges. But there is apparently one sin that God won’t forgive. The blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. And I want to simplify this as best I can.

How do you speak against the Holy Spirit? It is my understanding this is a matter of continuing to reject God and Christ in life. It is when any person doesn’t want to know God or have anything to do with Him. There is no hope for a person like that. If they don’t want God then He doesn’t want them. HE WILL NOT FORCE PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IN HIM AND FOLLOW HIM.

So, don’t worry. You’re safe. It’s obvious that you want God and Christ in your life. But how terrible it will be for those who want nothing to do with Him. There will be no forgiveness.

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Matthew 12:36 "I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.”

ILL.- An umpire named Babe Pinelli once called Babe Ruth out on strikes. When the crowd booed with sharp disapproval at the call, the legendary Ruth turned to the umpire with disdain and said, "There’s 40,000 people here who know that the last pitch was a ball, tomato head." Suspecting that the umpire would erupt with anger, the coaches and players braced themselves for Ruth’s ejection. However, the cool headed Pinelli replied, "Maybe so, Babe, but mine is the only opinion that counts."

God’s judgment is the only one that counts. Don’t worry about people. Don’t worry about Satan’s accusations. Don’t even condemn yourself. Believe in the Lord Jesus. Trust. Live. Love. Serve. There is no condemnation to those who are in Christ. Live the abundant life. God is on your side.