Luke 12: 1 – 12
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In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. 4 “And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him! 6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. 8 “Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. 9 But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God. 10 “And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven. 11 “Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. 12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
I think we all enjoy a good movie or theatre production. It seems like every week you can find some ceremony recognizing the achievements of talented people. In the church body, however, although acting goes on, it is not a good thing.
In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
When the church recognizes this activity by a person, they do not get any rewards from our Master and King, our Lord Jesus Christ. However, in many cases Pastor’s reward greatly those individuals who are good at acting and flattery. These people are professionals in ‘Kissing Up’. Who doesn’t love complements? Trouble is, in most cases the Pastor is not even aware of how evil these individuals are to others. In many cases their poor counsel and actions are greatly hurtful to the flock. The leadership winds up ministering to those who need discipline and discipline those who need ministering to.
I am reminded of this evil treachery in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 18 where we see such a person kiss up to the king and then go out and mistreat another man for a small debt.
“21 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. 23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ 27 Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. 28 “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ 30 And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. 31 So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. 32 Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. 33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ 34 And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. 35 “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”
These evil individuals are like cancer. Sooner or later they will destroy the body of Christ. This is a major reason why a certain church is very popular and well attended. Then in just one generation another is started up by our Wonderful Holy Spirit and then people go and flock to the new one. This is good news for our Lord sees all and knows that evil people infiltrate the church and wants positions of high authority but whose hearts are not in tune with our Jehovah Elyon’s – Our Lord Most High. We all can take heart to the fact that our Lord will not let this continue to go on in His church.
2 For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
The inner rooms were the most private parts of people’s homes. Similarly, what evil thoughts, words or actions we think are covered up are not secret from the one who sees and knows all. If our Holy Master and Ruler will not allow a man whom He loved to get away with sinful actions, do you think He will allow anyone else? The man as you know whom our Great God loved was David. David took his best friends wife and committed adultery with her. She wound up pregnant by David. To cover up this shame, David ultimately order his best friend, Uriah, to be killed. We find this information in the book of 2 Samuel chapter 11,
“It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the people of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. 2 Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold. 3 So David sent and inquired about the woman. And someone said, “Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” 4 Then David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house. 5 And the woman conceived; so she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.” 6 Then David sent to Joab, saying, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent Uriah to David. 7 When Uriah had come to him, David asked how Joab was doing, and how the people were doing, and how the war prospered. 8 And David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah departed from the king’s house, and a gift of food from the king followed him. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. 10 So when they told David, saying, “Uriah did not go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Did you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?” 11 And Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open fields. Shall I then go to my house to eat and drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing.” 12 Then David said to Uriah, “Wait here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next. 13 Now when David called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And at evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house. 14 In the morning it happened that David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck down and die.” 16 So it was, while Joab besieged the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew there were valiant men. 17 Then the men of the city came out and fought with Joab. And some of the people of the servants of David fell; and Uriah the Hittite died also. 18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war, 19 and charged the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling the matters of the war to the king, 20 if it happens that the king’s wrath rises, and he says to you: ‘Why did you approach so near to the city when you fought? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall? 21 Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth?[a] Was it not a woman who cast a piece of a millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go near the wall?’—then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’” 22 So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had sent by him. 23 And the messenger said to David, “Surely the men prevailed against us and came out to us in the field; then we drove them back as far as the entrance of the gate. 24 The archers shot from the wall at your servants; and some of the king’s servants are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.” 25 Then David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall say to Joab: ‘Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city, and overthrow it.’ So encourage him.” 26 When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. 27 And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
So, David thought that he had taken care of everything. We all know that he forgot One Great Holy God. Look at what happened next in chapter 12.
“Then the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him: “There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds. 3 But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him. 4 And a traveler came to the rich man, who refused to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare one for the wayfaring man who had come to him; but he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.” 5 So David’s anger was greatly aroused against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the LORD lives, the man who has done this shall surely die! 6 And he shall restore fourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity.” 7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your keeping, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if that had been too little, I also would have given you much more! 9 Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon. 10 Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ 11 Thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun.’” 13 So David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” And Nathan said to David, “The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die. 14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.” 15 Then Nathan departed to his house.”
4 “And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!
Have you ever come across the controversy of whether ‘any person who is once saved, is always saved?’ I believe that God’s Word is true. If you have believed in your heart and acknowledged verbally that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ died on the cross for you sins and rose again from the dead then you are saved as the book of Romans chapter 10 tells us, “ 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”
Now, if you agree with what our Precious Holy Ghost has taught through His Holy Word, then let me ask you to consider this question, ‘Then if our eternal future is heaven and secured, then why does the enemy bombard us so much with persecution? I believe the answer is two fold;
1. To weaken our witness through fear and oppression. We get to the point that we become undercover Christians.
2. To keep others from turning to the Lord. When they see us all the time hurting, then they want no part of what we have or are going through.
Our Lord wants us to get our priorities right. All the garbage that we are going through is only for a limited duration. If you ever think you have it bad, then look at what Paul had to experience which we find in the book of 2 Corinthians chapter 11, “22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I. 23 Are they ministers of Christ?—I speak as a fool—I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. 24 From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep; 26 in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; 27 in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness— 28 besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches. 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation? 30 If I must boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity. 31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. 32 In Damascus the governor, under Aretas the king, was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desiring to arrest me; 33 but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands.
Our very breath is in His hand, how much more the power to grant forgiveness and eternal life.
6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
What does ‘copper coins’ remind you of in today’s descriptions? If you said, ‘pennies’ you are correct. You win a cookie.
Our Lord Is in total control of all things. He knows even the most insignificant minute details. Can you imagine that He knows the total amount of hair on each individual? Look again at verse 7 – “7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.”
8 “Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. 9 But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
If the message of the cross is ‘Good News’ then why are the Lord’s children keeping it so quiet? In many cases we in the United States are spoiled. We have not had it too difficult. You can practically walk into any store and purchase a bible? You can freely read it, talk about it to others, and gather to worship God and hear teachings on the Holy Scriptures. Are you aware that more Christians around the world are dying for their faith in our Lord Jesus Christ then in any time in history? Then what has happened to us? The answer is that we want to fit in with the world and at the same time be very content in knowing that our ticket to heaven is punched. Let other people do the work and proclaim the Gospel, is the principal thought that American Christians have fallen into.
Ask yourselves this question, ‘Have you ever led a person to Christ Jesus our Lord? If not then tell me why not? Are you any different from all the other believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Where does it say that you are not responsible to go and tell others the Good News about our Great and Holy King Adoni Yeshua.
Probably the most scariest verses in the bible come from the Gospel of Matthew chapter 7, “21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
The apostle Paul wants everyone to take a hard look at yourself to make sure that you truly are saved. We read in 2 Corinthians chapter 13, “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.
Are you afraid to tell others that you love Jesus Christ? If you are blessed and know it then go out and tell others.
10 “And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.
Now, as you know there were two other documents in circulation and they were the Gospels of Matthew and Mark. So, to get a full picture let us take a quick look at both Gospels and see if there is any other information that would bless us.
Mark 3: 28 – 30, 28 “Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; 29 but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation”— 30 because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Matthew 12:31, “31 “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
I want to let you know up front that I am shocked. I sit here now with my thoughts just spinning. Here is my reason why this feeling overwhelms me.
A subject that I believe you and I have dealt with, that is if you are a believer, is what sin would prevent our Holy Master from ‘pardoning’? Have we ever committed this sin? Is there a possibility of us ever committing this sin now that we have prayed the sinner’s prayer? This is a big concern.
My other thoughts focus on why hasn’t our Precious Holy God dealt more with this issue. I mean, look what Matthew and Luke wrote on this subject – one verse. How come?
So, I think a good place to begin with is what does the word pardon mean?
1. To release (a person) from punishment; exempt from penalty: a convicted criminal who was pardoned by the governor.
2. To let (an offense) pass without punishment.
3. To make courteous allowance for; excuse: Pardon me, I'm in a hurry. See Synonyms at ‘forgive’.
n.
1. The act of pardoning.
2. Law
a. Exemption of a convicted person from the penalties of an offense or crime by the power of the executor of the laws.
b. An official document or warrant declaring such an exemption.
3. Allowance or forgiveness for an offense or a discourtesy: begged the host's pardon for leaving early
The ‘Good News’ of our Adoni Yeshua’s shedding of His blood and death on the cross means that we are ‘forgiven’ of all our sins. Now that is good news. So, how do we deal with the scary thing of ‘blaspheming’ The Holy Spirit, as we read from all the Gospels?
10 “And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.
We read in the book of Deuteronomy 6:3-5, “3 Therefore hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may multiply greatly as the LORD God of your fathers has promised you—‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’ 4 “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD Is One![ 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Many people, especially Jewish men and women say, now wait a minute, ‘Jehovah Elyon – The Lord Most High – Is One.’
How come you Christians then proclaim this ‘Holy Trinity?’
Well, I am not the greatest biblical teacher and have great knowledge in the Hebrew and Greek languages, but even a dummy like me, has been allowed to understand the ‘Tri-unity’ of our Holy God.
When you look at the verse ‘The Lord our God Is One, another way to read it is, ‘Our God [Elohim] Is El. In other words our Great Supreme Ruler Is plural. He Is One God but Is also Three Divine Holy Ones – Our Heavenly Father, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and our Precious Holy Spirit. They are equal yet the same in essence and being. They are One.
I know, I know, our feeble minds have a hard time putting it all in harmony with our thoughts.
Now some people have come to a belief that the ‘Godhead’ Is made up of only ‘Two’ Holy Ones – The Father and the Son. These people are called Bi-tarians or Unitarians. They state that in the bible you principally only see reference to the Father and the Son. Here are a few examples of their findings.
Psalm 2:10-12, “10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.”
Revelation 5 “,5 And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2 Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it. 4 So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it. 5 But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.” 6 And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. 8 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.” 11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” 13 And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: “Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!” 14 Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.
John 8:13-18, “13 The Pharisees therefore said to Him, “You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.” 14 Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going. 15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. 16 And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me. 17 It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. 18 I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me.”
There are other verses that only lists our Lord Jesus and our Holy Father, so these groups take a position that there are only two Holy Ones in the Godhead.
Now my answer to this position is this, ‘Just because it lists in some occasions only our Heavenly Father and our Lord Jesus does not necessarily limit our God to two Holy Ones. In these particular verses this is just the way our God listed the Scripture.
There are also other verses that our God Is listed as ‘Three’.
John 1”29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ 31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.” 32 And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
All Three Holy One’s are involved here. Our Holy Father is speaking from Heaven to John ‘The Baptist’ to confirm the One Who Is standing before him Is God’s Holy Son, while also our Precious Holy Ghost descends on our Lord.
The one verse that clears up for me and I believe for all of us comes from the book of Acts chapter 5, “5 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. 2 And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet. 3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? 4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.” 5 Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things. 6 And the young men arose and wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him. 7 Now it was about three hours later when his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 And Peter answered her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much?” She said, “Yes, for so much.” 9 Then Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” 10 Then immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband. 11 So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things.”
Read that one portion again – ‘You have not lied to men but to God.’
So, how to you commit the unpardonable sin? Some people have commented that the Holy Spirit has come to convince the world that our Lord Jesus Christ Is the Son of God. Yes, He has and yes He does. However, is it sin to those people who will not accept the words so greatly pointed out in the Gospel of John chapter 14, “5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?”6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”
No, the answer is that if people will not turn to the Lord Jesus Christ who paid the supreme price on the cross for all mankind, then their sins are not covered by the Precious Blood of the Holy Lamb of God. All their sins remain.
We find the reason for the unpardonable sin is this as pointed out by Mark - 30 because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Can you see the abomination here? These godless men were accusing our Master and King of doing all His miracles by an unclean spirit. The Holy Spirit Is God. He Is Holy. Mankind will not ever get away with calling our Living and Glorious Creator evil.
11 “Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. 12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
I think the most dominant sin that we all have is one of ‘Trust’. You know our money says. ‘In God We Trust’ Oh, really? Trouble is when hardships come our way we want to break and run and deny the very one Who loves us and rules over us. We need to remember that He Is in total control. We need to turn everything over to Him and let Him guide our paths no matter where they take us. Amen.
