Examples of Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit, and the Consequences

1.  Matthew 12:22-41:

A demon-possessed man is brought to Jesus for healing:

²² Then there was brought to Him a demon-possessed man who was blind and dumb, and He healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw. ²³ And all the multitudes were amazed, and began to say, "This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?"  Matthew 12:22-23 (NAS)

The Pharisees see the miracle and claim that Jesus was doing this by the power of the ruler of the demons:

²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons." Matthew 12:24 (NAS)

Jesus tells the Pharisees the consequences of their statements and thoughts:

²⁵ And knowing their thoughts He said to them, "Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself shall not stand. ²⁶ "And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? ²⁷ "And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Consequently they shall be your judges. ²⁸ "But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. ²⁹ "Or how can anyone enter the strong man's house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man And then he will plunder his house. ³⁰ "He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters. ³¹ "Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. ³² "And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age, or in the age to come. ³³ "Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. ³⁴ "You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. ³⁵ "The good man out of his good treasure brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth what is evil. ³⁶ "And I say to you, that every careless word that men shall speak, they shall render account for it in the day of judgment. ³⁷ "For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned." Matthew 12:25-37 (NAS)

2. Mark 3:22-30:

The scribes accuse Jesus of being possessed by the ruler of demons:

²² And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons." Mark 3:22 (NAS)

Jesus' response to their accusation:

²³ And He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan? ²⁴ "And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. ²⁵ "And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. ²⁶ "And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he is finished! ²⁷ "But no one can enter the strong man's house and plunder his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house. ²⁸ "Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; ²⁹ but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"-- ³⁰ because they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit." Mark 3:23-30 (NAS)

3. Luke 12:10:

"And everyone who will speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him." Luke 12:10 (NAS)

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