The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 648

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XXXVII.

The

Sin Against the Holy Ghost. "The blasphemy Ghost men."

against the Holy

shall not

Matt.

be forgiven unto

xii. 31.

Altho the love of God, failing of its purpose, always causes hardening of heart, yet at times it has a still more terrible effect, for it may lead to the sin against the Holy Ghost. The results of this sin are especially crushing and terrible. words concerning

Christ's

it

are startling and penetrating, casting

the guilty soul into everlasting despair

Me

Me and he that gathereth Wherefore I say unto you. All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world "

He

that

not with

Me

is

not with

is

against

;

scattereth abroad.

;

;

to

come " (Matt. xii. 30-32). St. Mark puts it still more harshly

:

"

Verily

I

say unto you. All

men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme. But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin" (Mark iii. 28, 29, R. V.). St. John writes concerning it " If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give him There is a sin unto death I life for him that sins not unto death. do not say that he shall pray for it. All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not unto death. We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of

:

;

and that wicked one toucheth him not" (i John v. 16-18). And St. Paul writes " For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were :

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