RE: The unforgivable sin (long)
November 4, 2011 at 12:17 pm
(This post was last modified: November 4, 2011 at 12:19 pm by Ziploc Surprise.)
A brief dissection of the article (quotes from the article will appear in bold italics, my comments will appear as regular text):
“Blasphemy is rooted in hatred, and therefore in order to have blasphemy in your heart against somebody, you must first hate them. So in order to have the ability to commit the unpardonable sin, you must first have a hard heart which hates the Holy Spirit. "
Soo Atheists are off the hook because it is illogical to hate that which you don’t believe in.
“Blasphemy is a sin which is a sin that meant from the heart (Mark 7:21-23), and is committed when a person(s) speaks evil against somebody, before other people; therefore it is dangerous (not necessarily unpardonable, but dangerous) to speak out to prevent the work of the Lord from being done, such as trying to shut down a ministry which God is moving in, convince people to walk away from Jesus, or prevent them from coming to Jesus.”
1)Proving that god is or isn’t moving in a ministry is an unprovable thing. Therefore to speak out against any minister (no matter how vile he is) who claims that god is moving in his ministry, might send me on the path to hell. BTW prosperity preachers who take advantage of the poor and ignorant are the first ones to claim that god is moving in their ministry.
1)Also, Christians who, in the name of god, do nasty things to people “work to convince people to walk away from Jesus or prevent them from coming to Jesus.” There are many people who have left the faith because of abuse. There are others who never came to the faith in the first place because they were witnesses to such abuse. Many Christians who claim to be “truly faithful to Christ” are the most abusive people you meet (many, not all) therefore out of those who fall into the “truly faithful” group, many are on the path to hell. Does anyone else see the irony in this?
“What is spiritual blindness? Spiritual blindness is when a person cannot see spiritually; they cannot realize that they are lost and need Jesus. It is when they cannot recognize the truth. It is when they cannot see a reason to come to Jesus for their salvation. Having concern for your salvation, and believing that Jesus is Lord, is proof that you aren't spiritually blind; if you were hopeless, there would be no possible way for you to believe upon Jesus, or understand His Word”
This is a matter of perception. It is not fact.
“If God doesn't want a person to come to Jesus, He won't allow them to realize that they need Him and therefore believe upon Him.”
Take this passage in context with the passages above it as it appears in sequence in the article. There is a doctrine out there which some churches promote that says god chooses those he wants to go to heaven with him, the rest are fucked (this is my paraphrase of the doctrine). How fair’s that?
If you accept this part of the passage as truth but also take into consideration the fact that you have never had the need to believe in god, then this means that you were fucked from the time of your conception.
If you still can't seem to break free:Then it's most likely a spiritual bondage you are under and will require deliverance to be set free. (……More bullshit)
Testimony of related spirits being cast out:
Last night we prayed over a young woman who was battling an oppressive spirit that was trying to cause her to doubt her salvation, fears of the unpardonable sin, etc. I began to confront the spirits and they manifested.... she was bent over sobbing and coughing as the spirits were cast out!
Today she said that she feels much better... the spirit that was tormenting her is gone!”
This sounds rather kinky if you ask me
Oops sorry R.
“Blasphemy is rooted in hatred, and therefore in order to have blasphemy in your heart against somebody, you must first hate them. So in order to have the ability to commit the unpardonable sin, you must first have a hard heart which hates the Holy Spirit. "
Soo Atheists are off the hook because it is illogical to hate that which you don’t believe in.
“Blasphemy is a sin which is a sin that meant from the heart (Mark 7:21-23), and is committed when a person(s) speaks evil against somebody, before other people; therefore it is dangerous (not necessarily unpardonable, but dangerous) to speak out to prevent the work of the Lord from being done, such as trying to shut down a ministry which God is moving in, convince people to walk away from Jesus, or prevent them from coming to Jesus.”
1)Proving that god is or isn’t moving in a ministry is an unprovable thing. Therefore to speak out against any minister (no matter how vile he is) who claims that god is moving in his ministry, might send me on the path to hell. BTW prosperity preachers who take advantage of the poor and ignorant are the first ones to claim that god is moving in their ministry.
1)Also, Christians who, in the name of god, do nasty things to people “work to convince people to walk away from Jesus or prevent them from coming to Jesus.” There are many people who have left the faith because of abuse. There are others who never came to the faith in the first place because they were witnesses to such abuse. Many Christians who claim to be “truly faithful to Christ” are the most abusive people you meet (many, not all) therefore out of those who fall into the “truly faithful” group, many are on the path to hell. Does anyone else see the irony in this?
“What is spiritual blindness? Spiritual blindness is when a person cannot see spiritually; they cannot realize that they are lost and need Jesus. It is when they cannot recognize the truth. It is when they cannot see a reason to come to Jesus for their salvation. Having concern for your salvation, and believing that Jesus is Lord, is proof that you aren't spiritually blind; if you were hopeless, there would be no possible way for you to believe upon Jesus, or understand His Word”
This is a matter of perception. It is not fact.
“If God doesn't want a person to come to Jesus, He won't allow them to realize that they need Him and therefore believe upon Him.”
Take this passage in context with the passages above it as it appears in sequence in the article. There is a doctrine out there which some churches promote that says god chooses those he wants to go to heaven with him, the rest are fucked (this is my paraphrase of the doctrine). How fair’s that?
If you accept this part of the passage as truth but also take into consideration the fact that you have never had the need to believe in god, then this means that you were fucked from the time of your conception.
If you still can't seem to break free:Then it's most likely a spiritual bondage you are under and will require deliverance to be set free. (……More bullshit)
Testimony of related spirits being cast out:
Last night we prayed over a young woman who was battling an oppressive spirit that was trying to cause her to doubt her salvation, fears of the unpardonable sin, etc. I began to confront the spirits and they manifested.... she was bent over sobbing and coughing as the spirits were cast out!
Today she said that she feels much better... the spirit that was tormenting her is gone!”
This sounds rather kinky if you ask me
(November 4, 2011 at 10:56 am)Ziploc Surprise Wrote: For centuries people have been wondering what the unforgivable sin is. Even most Christians can't properly explain what this sin is. I have always thought that if there was a big "no no" in the Bible then perhaps God ought to clearly define it, put an electric fence, warning lights, sirens and signs around it.
Copied and pasted below is the best description of this thing I have found so far. Warning: Take some Dramamine before reading this. This shit will make your head spin.
The unpardonable sin in simple English
(The unpardonable sin in a nutshell)
http://www.greatbiblestudy.com/unpardonable_sin.php
We badly need a vomit smiley face thingy to visually express emotions about this.
Oops sorry R.
I have studied the Bible and the theology behind Christianity for many years. I have been to many churches. I have walked the depth and the breadth of the religion and, as a result of this, I have a lot of bullshit to scrape off the bottom of my shoes. ~Ziploc Surprise
