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BIBLE QUESTION ANSWERED: What Is The Unforgivable Sin? by LinuxMint: 10:44am On Jan 14, 2016
The unforgivable sin refers to actions
accompanied by an attitude that keeps a
sinner from ever receiving God’s forgiveness.
How could such a disposition develop?
God forgives those who repent of their sins,
follow his standards in their life, and exercise
faith in Jesus Christ. ( Acts 3:19, 20 ) However,
a person can become so set in following a
sinful course that he will never change his
attitude or conduct. The Bible describes such a
person as having “a wicked heart” that has
“become hardened by the deceptive power of
sin.” ( Hebrews 3:12, 13) Like clay that has been
fired in a kiln and that can never be reshaped,
the person’s heart has become permanently
opposed to God. (Isaiah 45:9 ) There could
never be a basis for such a person to be
forgiven, so he is guilty of the unforgivable, or
unpardonable, sin.— Hebrews 10:26, 27.


Some Jewish religious leaders in Jesus’ day
committed the unforgivable sin. They knew that
God’s holy spirit was the force behind Jesus’
miracles, yet they maliciously said that he got
his power from Satan the Devil.— Mark 3:22,
28-30 .

Examples of sins that can be forgiven

(1). Blasphemy due to ignorance: The apostle Paul had once been a blasphemer, but he later said: “I was shown mercy because I acted
in ignorance and with a lack of faith.”—
1 Timothy 1:13.
(2). Adultery: The Bible mentions some who at one time committed adultery but who
changed their conduct and were forgiven
by God.— 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.


Ask yourself, “Have I committed the unforgivable sin?”

If you sincerely hate your past course of sin
and truly want to change, then you have not
committed the unforgivable sin. God can
forgive even repeated relapses into the same
sin as long as your heart has not permanently
hardened against him
.— Proverbs 24:16 .

Some people feel that they may have
committed an unforgivable sin because they
are troubled by nagging feelings of guilt.
However, the Bible teaches that we cannot
always trust our feelings. ( Jeremiah 17:9 ) God
has not authorized us to judge anyone—even
ourselves. ( Romans 14:4, 12) He can forgive us
even when our own heart still condemns us.—
1 John 3:19, 20 .


Did Judas Iscariot commit an unforgivable sin?

Yes, he did. His greed moved him to steal
money that had been donated for a sacred
use. He even pretended to be concerned about
the poor when his real interest was to acquire
more money to steal. (John 12:4-8 ) Once
Judas’ heart had become permanently set in
doing wrong, he betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces
of silver. Jesus knew that Judas could never
truly repent for what he had done, and he
called him “the son of destruction.” ( John 17:12 )
This meant that when Judas died, he would
suffer permanent destruction, with no hope for
a resurrection.— Mark 14:21 .

Judas did not show true repentance for his sin.
He confessed, not to God, but to the religious
leaders he had conspired with.— Matthew 27:
3-5; 2 Corinthians 7:10.
Re: BIBLE QUESTION ANSWERED: What Is The Unforgivable Sin? by orisa37: 10:05am On Jan 15, 2016
It's like you are offered Wisdom and Foolishness to choose from and you choose Foolishness, you have commited an unforgivable sin. You are offered Truth, you choose Lies. You are a President to govern fairly, you choose corruption and govern discriminatingly.. All these choices of yours, are unforgivable sins for which you will suffer for on earth and in hell. The names of God amongst others that you can never take in vain unless you wish to suffer irredemable madness, are Wisdom, Truth, Fairness, Knowledge, Understanding etc.
Re: BIBLE QUESTION ANSWERED: What Is The Unforgivable Sin? by LinuxMint: 4:25pm On Jan 15, 2016
At the same time, God is Merciful and always ready to forgive GENUINE repentant wrongdoers

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