“But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:” Mark 3:29 (KJV)
Jesus says that God will never forgive a person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit. When a human says, “I’ll never forgive you,” we may go on with life. There are others we can turn to for redemption, and “never” really doesn’t mean eternal never. But when God says, “I will never forgive you,” then there is nobody to turn to in all the universe and “never” really means “never.” If God says to you, “Never will I forgive you,” then it becomes a verdict that can never be reversed and eternally stands.
Jesus is not saying, all blasphemies that you repent of will be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven because it puts you beyond repentance. You won’t be able to repent of it. If a sin makes it impossible for you to repent, then that is an unforgivable sin, because forgiveness is promised only to those sins from which we genuinely repent
The unforgivable sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is an act of resistance which belittles the Holy Spirit so grievously that He withdraws forever with his convicting power so that we are never able to repent and be forgiven.
This is why the scriptures says in Romans 6:1-2 “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”
The fact that there is an unforgivable sin should make us cautious in our lifestyle of faith, that there comes a point in a life of sin after which the Holy Spirit will no longer grant repentance. That fact alone should drive us far from sin with fear and trembling. None of us knows when our toying with sin will pass over into irrevocable hardness of heart, thereby begins to grieve the Holy Spirit of God.
We ought to abide with Paul’s admonitions to work out our own salvation. “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” – Philippians 2:12 (KJV)
Prayer: Father, open my heart to always be sensitive to Your word, thereby living a Godly lifestyle.
Pastor Alfred Samuel