The Unforgiven Sin continued

Hello friends, I'm glad once again that you are joining in this discussion.
All the glory belongs to the Heavenly Father and to His Son.

We last spoke on blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and that some people call it the unforgivable sin. An unforgivable sin seems to be a sin that you are not able to get forgiveness for.

In a discussion I had with a bible study colleague, we had concluded that not much information is given in the scriptures on this topic. He was of the opinion that if an individual's sin could not be forgiven, it is because the individual did not desire forgiveness. This assumes that the individual knows truth, he knows repentance is an option, but still reject God and therefore the truth.
He further explains that a person has to have the knowledge of what they did with no intention of repenting because they don't want to be forgiven. In other words, that person has reached a state where they have completely rejected the Father and don't want any relationship with the Father... they are just not interested.

Furthermore the scriptures doesn't say that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit was unforgivable, it says it would not be forgiven. (Mat 12:31-32 )

To conclude on this issue, blasphemy is not something that can't be forgiven, rather it won't be forgiven because the person doesn't want to repent and/or haven't asked for forgiveness and has rejected the Most High and therefore truth according to what God says is truth.

Here is a link to another opinion on unpardonable or unforgivable sin.

Please reread this discussion, then go to the link, thereafter contemplate and reflect on this and see where the Holy Spirit leads you. Please share your opinions on this matter, especially since there is not much information given on this matter in the scriptures.

Some more food for the soul. We'll talk next time.

The Unforgiveable Sin

Hello, and greetings to you all joining in this discussion.

The first thing I would like to say is that in Mathew 12:31-32, it says, "Therefore I say unto you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men." It further continues to exemplify what was said in verse 31 when it says, "Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgive him, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come." That pretty much means never.
Lets consider for a moment why blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven men , or rather, why it says Holy Spirit. What or who is the Holy Spirit and why is it so much more important than the Son of Man/God. Well it has been said that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God and the power of God. In John 14:15-17, the Messiah is speaking to Philip saying:
" If you love Me, keep my commandments. And I will give you another Helper, that He may abide
with you forever 'the Spirit of Truth", whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him
nor knows Him, but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you."
It is also known that the Holy Spirit is The Spirit of Truth, and with simple deduction, a part of God. Hence the importance of the Holy Spirit.
Anyway with that being said, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is blasphemy against The Most High in Heaven and therefore truth. You cannot have a relationship with The Most High if you don't acknowledge His truth, plain and simple.
Notice the scripture doesn't say it is an unforgivable sin but it says, not forgiven of men, there is a major difference. Meditate on this for a moment and see if you can receive it. I have more to discuss so please join us next time for more food for the soul.. This is important for us to share. And I will love any comments and insights on this, once you have meditated on it in truth.
Until next time....

Sin: Missing the Mark and the Way

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Sin is a moral and ethical issue and is not left up to our own understanding or private interpretation. It is the Most High Father in Heaven who sets the standards for us on sin and what is good . Therefore if we go against good, according to what the heavenly Father sets forth for us, we sin.
According to the biblecrosswalk.com. the online bible concordance the word sin means: to miss the mark,or the way.
Obviously there is a mark and there is a way, and when we deviate from this mark or this way by disobeying the word of God (the torah) we fall into sin .

The heavenly Father tells us what is right and what is good in His instructions (torah), five books of Moses. It is God who defines what is right and what is good . Hence, God defines for us what is wrong, so therefore what is a sin, and when we violate truth and what is good according to God, we sin.



Meditate on this and see where the Holy Spirit leads you. Speaking of the Holy Spirit, next time we talk we will discuss which sin is the only sin we cannot get forgiveness for.

Talk to you soon.

Sin

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The subject today is a very touchy subject. Many people have their own understanding of what sin is. Well since we are dealing with truth, let's see what the bible says about sin.

According to the footnotes for Romans 3:23, where Paul said, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, it says sin is:

1. Transgression: an overstepping of the law, the devine boundary between good and evil (Palms 51:1).


2. Iniquity: an act inherently wrong, whether expressly forbidden or not (Rom.:1:21-23).


3. Error: a departure from right (Rom.1:18) and (1 Jn.3:4).


4. Missing the mark: a failure to meet the devine standard (Rom.3:23)


5. Tresspass: the intrusion of self-will into the sphere of divine authority (Eph.2:1).


6. Lawlessness: or spiritual anarchy (Tim.1:9).


7. Unbelief: or an insult to the devine veracity (Jn. 16:9.

It's up to us as an individual, if we want to make up our own understanding of what sin is, or do we believe what God says. Meditate on this.

Stay tuned for more on sin as this is an important subject for us to gain a full understanding of what God expects of us. See you next time.

Baptism unto Repentance

Hello again, it's wonderful to have you back.

The last time we spoke was on baptism into the acceptance of the Son of God. If you truly believe in the Son of God you will believe in the words spoken by Him.
What is repentance? Repentance is when you turn away from sin, what God says is a sin, and turn back to the ways of God, His ways, His laws, His truth.
In the New Testament, John the Baptist spoke of repentance over and over: "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." I'm sure this verse sound familiar to you.
In Luke 13: 3, the Messiah says, "...unless you repent you will all perish."
Paul also speaks of repentance, as well as baptism unto repentance. In Acts 2:38, Peter and the other apostles are speaking to the multitudes gathered, saying, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of the Son of God for the remission of sins; and ; you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Verse 39, " For the promise is to you and your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call. And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying , 'Be saved from this perverse generation." Verse 41, "Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them."
Stay tuned in, I would like to continue on this subject of repentance unto baptism, it is a very interesting subject filled with wonderful information. I pray you are interested in being saved.

Baptism

Hello,I'm so happy you came for this discussion o f baptism.

Did you know that there are various aspects of baptisms? There are at least three types of baptisms.

• There is a first baptism unto acceptance of the Messiah, the Son of God.
  
• Baptism unto repentance
• Ritual baptism
• Baptism for purification

Let's start with baptism unto acceptance/believing in the Son of God. In Romans Chapter 6: 1, Paul is talking to the Gentiles about Baptism into the Messiah and how it relates to sin.
" What shall we say then ? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Verse 2: Certainly not! How shall we who died in sin live any longer in it? Verse 3: Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into the Messiah were baptized into His death?" We will discuss verse 3 another time.
In another scripture the Messiah is speaking with his disciples telling them the steps in making disciples of the nations. Nations is another word for Gentiles. The messiah tells them in Matthew:28: 18-20:
"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; an lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
Clearly the Messiah is telling them the steps for being a disciple. First go baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, then teach them to observe all things commanded. Therefore baptism is the first step in accepting the Son of God then after is learning what was commanded, if you want to be a true disciple of the Messiah.
See how the Holy Spirit guides you with that and let me hear your opinions please.
We will continue with the other aspects of baptisms next time. Take tuned.

The True Vine and The Branches, revised.

The true vine and the branches

Hello there, I'm glad you came back for more food.

I am doing a revision on the blog I did before on the true vine and the branches. My review will be more focused and to the point, which is what I felt it was lacking in the original.

I would like to start off with a quote from the Son of God from the book of John 14:1.
Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.

Why do we think that the Messiah told us this? Lets probe the bible a bit.... well the bible says that no man shall come to God except though his Son. (Jn.14:6) Therefore if we believe in God we must also believe in His Son.
Have you ever heard about the Vine and the branches? It is spoken of also in the book of John chapter 15. " I am the true vine (this is another title for the Son of God) and My Father is the vinedresser (vs 1). Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit (vs 2)."

If we understand the concept of growing trees we would understand this bible verse. The more you prune a tree that bears fruits, is the more fruitful that tree is going to be. In this case the vine is the Messiah and the branches are the people who believes in the Messiah and hence, follows Him.
John15:5 : "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing."
Most of us who believes in the Messiah will understand that without the Son of God in our lives we will be barren like a dried up tree and therefore not have God in us either.
"If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered." John 15:6
"If you keep my commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love." Jn.15:10
The Messiah stresses the fact that keeping the commandments is crucial in abiding in Him and loving Him and the heavenly Father. As the Messiah keeps His Father's commandment we should also keep his commandment to : "love one another as I have loved you." Jn12: 12
How did the Messiah love us? John is once again going to tell us in John 15:13
" Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends."
Didn't the Son of God demonstrate His love when He died for us and our sins, even when we weren't worthy of His love. This is real love for one another who believes and follows the Son Of God.

The Father in Heaven is great and He wants us to be fruitful. Thats why He gave us His Son.
We're talking agriculture now . Stay tuned for the Story of the olive tree and the olive branch.