Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit (Mark 3.22-30)




Village Church Audio show

Summary: Follow Me - 9: Some people wonder if they have committed blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, what Jesus calls the unforgivable sin. Even if we didn't have this text it would probably come up. People would wonder if there is anything they could do which was so evil that it could put them outside the scope and forgiveness of divine love and forgiveness. In this passage Jesus addresses that question precisely and his answer is that God is enormously willing to forgive sin (v.28), but that people can put themselves outside of the scope of the grace and forgiveness of God (v.29). The question is: how?