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The Only Sin That Cannot be Forgiven
“Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness but is subject to eternal condemnation” Mark 328-29.
I suppose I have been asked “What is the unforgivable sin?” more than any other question over the years: Very often the person who is asking it is convinced they have committed it.
But notice what Jesus first said: “All sins will be forgiven the sons of men.” Think of just a few of the people Jesus forgave during His ministry: the woman caught in adultery; the murderer who was executed with Him. Or think of Saul of Tarsus, who violently attacked Christians and determined to stamp out the Church. If God could forgive them, can’t He forgive anyone, no matter what they have done? Can’t He even forgive you?
There is only one exception: the person who deliberately rejects the Holy Spirit’s witness that Jesus is the Savior, sent from heaven to save us from our sins. The only sin God cannot forgive is the sin of rejecting Christ. Turn to Him in repentance and faith—and He will forgive.
Billy Graham