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RE: Hey christians! You may give me all your money
Nice piece of research. This is the single most use useful and theologically correct post you have ever made - a very valuable compilation of relevant Scripture.
The only error is your belief that your access to Heaven is permanently denied. It's never too late to turn around as long as you have one conscious thought left.
As to sending you money, you have already achieved a commendable freedom from it. It just wouldn't be right to cause your addiction to something from which the rest of us are still struggling to escape. :P
Thanks!
Sorry but you are wrong on this. There is actually one occasion when an individual loses the chance for getting into Heaven.
I have spoken against the Holy Spirit several times and because it can't be forgiven, I'm banned from Heaven forever. Mark 3:29 and Luke 12:10 make the same point.
Of course there are a lot of people in the world who are poorer than me. But because I live in a welfare state, everything is very expensive, forbidden and/or heavily regulated. My purchasing power is not really that great.
Given your willingness to discuss this subject and your familiarity with Scripture, I seriously doubt that you have committed the unforgivable sin. After all:
The penalty of eternal separation from God with no hope of return applies in scripture only in two cases—either, as in Hebrews 6 and 10, to persons who willfully, publicly and explicitly reject Jesus as Savior after having confessed him, or, as in the gospels, to those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit by declaring that the works of Jesus were the works of the Evil one.
I found this explanation somewhat helpful: The Unpardonable Sin
While someone is doing that, there is, by definition, no way for help to reach them.
So just quit doing that!
Well, I don't know... That interpretation seems to be kind of far fetched. I think Jesus is quite clear on this case. If somebody speaks against Holy Spirit, it won't be ever forgiven.
Only when that rejection becomes settled and firm is there is no hope for forgiveness.
Google "unpardonable sin". There's tons of commentary to that effect.
If somebody takes Bible seriously and literally, there shouldn't be any need for interpretation. Jesus means exactly what he says. Why else he would have said that?
This is by far the best chat dialogue I have ever seen, so much collaboration . Jesus4Life!
That's why I said you should read the large body of commentary (of which I provided a sample above). You can take the Bible seriously and literally and still spend a lifetime understanding the deep implications of everything that Jesus said. Jesus spoke in parables so that only those with the right attitude would understand him. There are many audiences for his words across all time and one should not assume the simplest surface meaning is all there is.
Besides, its not in your best interest to assume the worst case. That way leads to the dark side. While there is life there is hope.
Yeah, Jesus spoke in parables, but I don't think that is case in this situation. He is not telling a story, he is stating facts.
The ministry of the Holy Spirit is to testify of Jesus, to point us to Jesus. When that testimony of the Holy Spirit about who Jesus is and what he came to do is fully rejected then one has truly blasphemed the Holy Spirit. Only when that rejection becomes settled and firm is there no hope for forgiveness.
How can someone know if they have blasphemed the Holy Spirit?
The fact that someone desires Jesus at all shows that they are not guilty of this sin.
Do you want Jesus? Do you want to put your faith in him? Do you seek after him at all? Then this is evidence that you have not finally and completely rejected the testimony of the Holy Spirit. The continued rejection of Jesus makes us more and more hardened against him and puts us on the path for a full and final rejection.
I have rejected Jesus pretty much all of my life, so I don't think that even this interpretation will save me.
Then Stan has the best answer above. :)
http://www.desiringgod.org/messages/beyond-forgiveness-blasphemy-against-the-spirit
1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
God judges the heart.