Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names. And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in heaven. And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. Idolatry is an action of blasphemy because it wrongly attributes worship and hope to an object that is not truly God.
Only the true God deserves our worship and our hope. When we find comfort in things other than God, we are guilty of blasphemy. We have failed to rightly honor God with our worship and hope. Arrogance is another action that is blasphemous toward God.
When we live without proper regard of our need for God, we deceive ourselves. According to Hebrews , all things are held together by the power of the word of Christ. To live arrogantly is to revile and show disdain for God as God, which is tantamount to blasphemy. Admittedly, this point is closely related to the concept of idolatry , yet it is a little more nuances.
Whereas with idolatry, we tend to worship and hope in a false reality, with false teachings or false depiction about God, we are attempting to change the character of God to more closely conform to our preferences. The danger here is obvious. Whereas with idolatry we are guilty of finding something outside of God to place our hopes in i.
An example of this would be when we find the wrath of God toward sin to be unnerving or uncomfortable. Such deviations are blasphemous because they attempt to hide the manifest glory of God who has revealed Himself in exactly the form that he wants us to understand Him. While we might not always be comfortable with it, we have no right to change God to suit our needs. Instead, we need to bring our needs in submission to Him.
Unfortunately, much of the speculation around these verses is rooted in bad interpretative practices. There is an awful tendency to read scripture in isolation from other scriptures, and thus read things out of context.
The answer to the first question Who is He? Rather, as stated before, blasphemy against the Spirit is ongoing hardening of your heart against the Holy Spirit who is trying to lead you to repent of sin and believe in Christ.
Someone who hardens his or her heart against the convicting ministry of the Holy Spirit and who refuses to repent of sin and turn to Christ in faith has committed a sin that never can be forgiven. That sin is the only sin that never will be forgiven. Through greater revelation and understanding, that deficiency can be overcome, the person can repent, and the person can then find forgiveness of sin.
But what if one were to repent of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? Is there no forgiveness for the person who repents of this sin? The answer seems to be that the nature of this sin is such that one does not repent of it, because those who commit it and persist in it do not know that they are sinning.
Kaiser, Jr. He is an author of various books, some academic such as Polycarp and Paul , some semi-academic such as What Are Spiritual Gifts? He has a heart for God and ministry, has written many worship songs, and has served as a worship pastor in local church ministry. Berry Bishop — November 12, Kenneth Berding — November 11, Carmen Imes — November 08, Kenneth Berding — November 04, Observations About the Passage The context of Matthew and Mark also shows that this sort of accusation is malicious — not accidental — and comes from those who have hardened hearts and are seeking to oppose Jesus see Matthew and Mark in which they have made a plan to kill Jesus.
This does not stem from ignorance, but occurs after continually seeing Jesus at work and deciding not only to reject him, but to stand against him and offer a contradictory explanation of his ministry. The context of Luke may indicate that the blasphemy might happen when one simply fails to confess Christ when asked, but also offers an alternative perspective on who Jesus is.
Continually failing to confess Jesus will lead to final rejection, but actively opposing the work of the Spirit puts one in a place where one can never turn from sin to the Savior. Having examined the passages a bit more, I feel better equipped to address some of the common questions and concerns about this sin. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is not simply saying or thinking a bad word about Jesus, but effectively saying — and spreading the claim — that his ministry is of the devil because he is empowered by an evil spirit.
We see in Scripture that people will say words against Jesus, but are then able to repent and be forgiven. However, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is a fine line that when crossed, one is never able to return, thus forgiveness in this life or the life to come is not possible. This is because one is not simply resisting the Spirit, who draws people to Christ, but completely denouncing His work as evil; one is hardened beyond repair. The primary example of this sin is the religious leaders, who see the work of Jesus and do not simply reject it for themselves, but actively oppose it.
Having struggles or doubts — or even denying Jesus for a time — is not an unpardonable sin. One might reject the claims of the Son of Man out of ignorance or misunderstanding, while speaking against the Holy Spirit is a willful decision.
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