Mark 3:28-29 Verily I say unto you, all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: 29 , but he that shall blaspheme, (lie about the Holy Spirit) against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness but is in danger of eternal damnation:
Because sin brings about the penalty of eternal death, for God cannot abide sin in his kingdom. Christ came to this earth to live and to experience the plight of sinful humanity and then unselfishly gave his life as the final payment for our salvation into his world. Eternal death was our penalty, but Christ’s sacrifice removed that penalty, and at our resurrection, he will remove the corruption that causes our sinful nature. Because we will have been cleansed and our sinful nature wiped away, we will be resurrected into God’s presence, clean and presentable without a single blemish.
The sacrifice of Christ negated the eternal penalty of death or the unpardonable sins of humankind. The sacrifice of Christ had not yet happened, and the old covenant was still in effect. Christ instituted a new covenant, and now, because of our creator’s sacrifice, there is no longer an unpardonable sin. We still die, while we cannot repent of our nature. Because of Christ, we will be resurrected into God’s world, healed of our Satan-corrupted nature. That is what Christ has done for humankind
Since those words were uttered around 30 AD, confusion has caused much distress. The operative word is “blasphemed.” If we have insulted the Holy Spirit, then that sin, according to that verse, is unpardonable. The word means that if you have lied about the Holy Spirit, that then is unforgivable. With God, all things are possible, so he could forgive this atrocious lie if he wished. Can God change his mind about anything? Because God and Christ change not, they have set in motion specific parameters that will clean us up.
What is the Holy Spirit, and how does it affect the lives of humanity? Because we are God’s children and God himself is Holy and a Spirit, then we must conclude that God is the Holy Spirit. God’s spirit can be identified by his character or the fruits of his spirit. To lie about God is a product of our nature.
What, then, are the fruits of God’s spirit or character; are they not identified in Galatians 5:22-23 as unconditional Love, joy, peace, patience, kindheartedness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Merriam-Webster defines blaspheme as.
a: the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
b: the act of claiming the attributes of a deity for a mere man to suggest that he was … divine could only be viewed … as blasphemy—
2: irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable
What is the bigger lie or the blaspheming of God’s Spirit and character? Is it to say that Christ cast out demons by the power of Satan, or that a God whose character is the epidemy of Love, joy, peace, etc., to say that this God will torture you forever in a dungeon of fire and brimstone? That lie is a true interpretation of blaspheming.
Our Christian religion accuses Christ and God of being in league with Satan. If you do not accept their religious beliefs, they say God will turn you over to Satan to be brutalized for eternity. 70-80 years on this earth without finding important religious beliefs will get you a place in Satan’s world of torture for all time without end. In a physical sense, that lie is unforgivable, but we know that the wages of blaspheming or sin is death. Once we die, all this life’s troubles decompose in the earth as we await the resurrection.
The Christian religion has blamed God while instilling the false notion that your salvation rests squarely on your shoulders. Christ came to save the world, not to condemn the world.
Our nature is the beginning and the ending of our sinful lives. We cannot cry enough, repent, pray, fast, proselytize, and plead enough to have this nature changed or removed. It will only happen when we are resurrected from the grave.
Our so-called Christian ministers have placed their oversized boots on the neck of God’s people. Just as the Pharisees in Christ’s time.
Because ignorant and arrogant people say stupid things, they can be directly laid at the feet of a lack of knowledge and understanding about who God is and his purpose for humanity.
The conclusion of the matter is: that there is no longer a sin that is unpardonable, for Christ came to save the world or to pardon the world, not to condemn the world.
Christ’s sacrifice paid the price for all to benefit from his loving sacrifice. He removed us from death row and restored to us the rightful place as the inheritors of life in his world.
But first, our training.