THE UNPARDONABLE SIN

Our subject today is a very controversial subject; one, which people everywhere, is interested in. Although most don’t understand what the Bible has to say about it, they are seeking the truth. This subject is one that Satan uses to confuse and mislead people. Today we will let the Word of God speak to us on this issue. The unpardonable sin. It is found in Matt. 12:31,32. “WHEREFORE I SAY UNTO YOU, ALL MANNER OF SIN AND 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 TO COME. Friends Satan frequently uses this subject to confuse and condemn both believers and unbelievers. God says there is a sin that cannot be forgiven in this age or in the world to come. It is a most serious subject so I want your close attention today. This subject is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

Now as we consider this unpardonable sin let us consider what this sin is not. Christians do not commit this sin. If you are concern about the possibility of committing this sin, don’t be, because you never have. This sin cannot be committed by a child of God’s. A born-again child of God cannot commit this sin. IN WHOM YE ALSO TRUSTED AFTER THAT YE HEARD THE WORD OF TRUTH, THE GOSPEL OF YOUR SALVATION: IN WHOM ALSO AFTER YE BELIEVED, YE WERE SEALED WITH THAT HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE (EPH. 1:13). Friends when ever a person is saved is saved he receives the Holy Spirit. “BUT IF THE SPIRIT OF HIM THAT RAISED UP JESUS FROM THE DEAD DWELL IN YOU, HE THAT RAISED UP CHRIST FROM THE DEAD SHALL ALSO QUICKEN YOUR MORTAL BODIES BY HIS SPIRIT THAT DEWELLETH IN YOU (ROM. 8:11). Friends in (John 14:16,17) Jesus clearly states, He will abide with you forever. The Holy Spirit has a three fold ministry here on earth “AND WHEN HE IS COME HE WILL REPROVE THE WORLD OF SIN, AND OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND JUDGEMENT (John 16:8). It is very important that a Christian does not grieve, quench resist, or vex the Holy Spirit of God. He is the one who convicts the world of sin. He illuminates God’s Word. He aids our prayer life, restrains Satan from us, and empowers us to witness for Christ and on and on we could go with the work of the Holy Spirit. We must remember it is a serious matter for a Christian to offend and resist the Holy Spirit, but it is not the unpardonable sin. People often get the sin unto death mixed up with the unpardonable sin. As we learnt last week these are two different sins and committed by different class of people. Believers commit the sin unto death only and it brings about physical death. The “unpardonable sin”, can only be committed by the unsaved of the world and it brings about spiritual death for eternity.

What is the unpardonable sin? It is the climax of an unbeliever’s repeated rejection of the Holy Spirit. The context of (Matt. 12:24-35) is about the speech Jesus gave to the Pharisees who had seen the power of God and heard the Gospel repeatedly. These were people who knew the Word of God. Some of them did believe, but most of them hardened their hearts and even called Jesus Satan and we see in verse 25 that Jesus knew their thoughts. Now this is the key to the unpardonable sin! The unpardonable sin is not in the mouth or what you say it is not what determines the unpardonable sin. This sin begins in the heart. People often confuse verse 32 with the unpardonable sin, but people speak against the Holy Spirit because they have rejected Him in their hearts. Have you ever notice when talking to some unsaved, you will find some speak more against God than others do. If you will trace there past life you will find most of them have rejected God many times. Each time God comes to them they say stronger words against God until finally they have committed this unpardonable sin. The Bible tells us about such people. Do you remember Pharaoh in Egypt? The story is told in Exodus chapter 7-11. You will remember that God sent Moses to ask Pharaoh to let His children go (the Jews). You will find that Pharaoh agreed to let them go several times and them hardened his heart! In Exodus 8:15; 8:19; 8:32. Pharaoh hardened his heart! In Exodus 9:9; 9:12; 9:35 we read that the heart of Pharaoh was hardened and then the Lord hardened his heart. Friends God sent Moses to tell Pharaoh to let his people go. After Moses showed the power of God, Pharaoh agreed to let them go, but after Moses left Pharaoh would change his mind. He thought he could with stand God. Friends Pharaoh did this many times before he finally let them go. And after letting them go he once again hardened his heart and went after them to kill them all. It was at that point that God took his life when the Sea closed in on him and all his soldiers. Friends he hardened his heart once to often. He committed the unpardonable sin and went off into an eternity of Hell.

  Do you remember how Jerusalem hardened their heart against God? “O JERUSALE, THOU THAT KILLEST THE PROPHETS, AND STONEST THEM WHICH ARE SENT UNTO THEE, HOW OFTEN WOULD I HAVE GATHERED THY CHILDREN TOGETHER EVEN AS A HEN GATHERETH HER CHICKENS UNDER HER WINGS AND YE WOULD NOT! BEHOLD, YOUR HOUSE IS LEFT UNTO YOU DESOLATE

(MATT.23: 37,38).

  Jesus wept over Jerusalem because of their rejection. He said you killed the prophets you have rejected the Scriptures and now you have rejected God’s Son. Friends in verse 37 He says “YE WOULD NOT” He did not say “you could not, or ye did not; or you may not, but, “YE WOULD NOT”. In other words friends Jesus said they would not come to Him, they had hardened their hearts against Him. They had their own religion they did not need Jesus in their lives. All though the Holy Spirit was constantly telling them to come to Jesus they did not; instead they rejected the power of God even more until they had His Son killed. If you go on and study the Bible you will find dear friend that this rejection of the Holy Spirit brought Physical death and destruction of their city in A.D. 70. Friends once you have rejected God for that last time, there is no other hope.

  I want us to look at one more person which committed this unpardonable sin. This man had every opportunity known to man to receive Christ but he did not. A lot of people even thought this man were saved, but he wasn’t. Judas Iscariot rejected God. We know he has not saved because the Bible says in (John 12:5,6). He was a hypocrite and dishonest “WHY WAS NOT THIS OINTMENT SOLD FOR THREE HUNDREDPENCE AND GIVEN TO THE POOR. THIS HE SAID, NOT THAT HE CARED FOR THE POOR: BUT BECAUSE HE WAS A THIEF, AND HAD THE BAG, AND BARE WHAT WAS PUT THERE IN”. My dear friend Judas did not love Jesus if he had he would not have been a thief. He was the treasure for Jesus he carried the bag that held the money of Jesus and His disciples. His love was for money; being the treasure he could take money anytime he wanted. We know his love was stronger for money than it was for Jesus, because we are told in (LUKE 22:5,6). “THEY WERE GLAD, AND CONVENANTED TO GIVE HIM MONEY. AND HE PROMISED, AND SOUGHT OPPORTUNITY TO BETRAY HIM ONTO THEM IN THE ABSENCE OF THE MULTITUDE AND IN” (MATT. 26:15) “AND SAID UNTO HIM, WHAT WILL YE GIVE ME, AND I WILL DELIEVER HIM UNTO YOU? AND THEY CONVENANTED WITH HIM FOR THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER”. Friends this was a deliberate rejection of light from God. This is not a sin of ignorance it is the climax of repeated, deliberate, and willful rejection of the Holt Spirit from God. Judas knew stealing was wrong because he heard it from Jesus for 3 ½ years, but he did not care his sinful love for money caused him to reject his only way for salvation. Now let us consider Romans 1:18,32. These people hold the truth in unrighteousness. They are without excuse. One can see from the scriptures that they deliberately changed the glory of God. They deliberately rejected God because of their sinful desires and friends they “did not want to retain God in their minds.” They became “filled with sin” they even “knew of the judgment of God but deliberately choose to sin. That is the reason “God gave them up to a reprobate mind”. Friends the Jews (Proverb 1:24-31) also rejected God and He closed their eyes and ears. It is a serious and awesome sin to reject the calling of the Holy Spirit.

Yes friends this unpardonable sin is committed in the heart. People have mistakenly thought that this sin is “speaking against the Holy Spirit”, but the context clearly demonstrates that this confession came only after repeated rejection in the heart. It is a dangerous thing to reject the Holy Spirit or one time much less over again. We do not know that there will be another opportunity to be saved. (Heb. 3:7-15). We do not know when our hearts will be hardened forever but we do know that this time will come to any unbeliever (Proverb 29:1) says “HE THAT BEING OFTEN REPROVED HARDENETH HIS NECK, SHALL SUDDENLY BE DESTROYED, AND THAT WITHOUT REMEDY”.

Friends I want you to remember that this sin is unpardonable. There is no forgiveness in this life or in the world to come. A murder can be forgiven because Moses, David, and Paul were. Adultery can be forgiven (John 8:1-11) Lying, and stealing can be forgiven (Abraham and Jacob was). However dear friends this sin can never be forgiven. The reason that this sin is final is because it rejects God’s last appeal; there is nothing else, there is no one else, there is no other plan; there is no other way of salvation. Man rejected God in the Garden of Eden; man has rejected God’s prophets, man would not listen to God’s Word. And friends God sent His only begotten Son and they have rejected Him. Last dear friend God has sent 1). His Holy Spirit as His last appeal. When a man rejects Him there is no other means available for salvation.

In conclusion friends let us take a look at why this sin is unpardonable (1).The Holy Spirit is God’s only means of conviction (John 16:8). When a person commits this sin there will be no more conviction in a person life (2). This person will believe the lie of Satan and be deceived just like Judas. This person will not be able to believe the gospel. Last dear friends remember that this is a sin committed only by unbelievers. Christians should not be confused or concerned about this sin. A Christian needs to focus on not grieving, quenching resisting, or vexing the Holy Spirit, and should continually seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Friends I beg each of you who has never received Jesus as Lord and Savior of their lives today. Don’t say no to the Holy Spirit as He calls you to Jesus. Repent of your sins and come to Jesus today before it is to late for you. You know you are a sinner you know Jesus is the only way for salvation. You believe He did on the cross, you believe he arose three days later; you believe He is in Heaven now. You believe one day he is going to return to the earth but you have never asked Him to forgive you of your sins; you have never ask Him to come into your heart and be Lord and Savior of your life, you have never confessed Him before man. You have even been ashamed to tell people you are a Christian; therefore you have never really committed your life to Him. Friends if you are willing right now to ask Jesus to be Lord and Savior of your life, turn from your sins, confess Christ to the world and live for Him, it is not to late for you can still have eternal life. If you want this eternal life and you mean business with God. Repent this prayer after me. Dear Jesus forgives me of my sins come into my life and be my Lord and Savior, and I will trust you to take me to Heaven when I die. In Jesus name I pray Amen. If you have prayed that prayer and meant it with God then praise God for your new life. Email us at wfg1@indo.net.id and let us know about your decision to follow Christ.