What is Blasphemy? Is this Sin Unforgivable Against the Holy Spirit?

Does your child know what blasphemy of the Holy Spirit means?

Blasphemy is a fundamental biblical directive we should understand well to be able to teach our children when the time comes. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is a willful, wicked rejection of God and, throughout the Bible, was subject to punishment by death. Blasphemy was to call into question the integrity and holiness of God himself. Idolatry, which is said to be the most detestable sin, is considered a form of blasphemy.

During this episode, Lee Ann elaborates on this complex subject using direct examples from the Bible to guide you when teaching your children. In the Bible, there are only two possible explanations for Jesus healing the demon-possessed blind and deaf man. The religious leaders who witnessed Jesus perform this miracle refused to acknowledge that it was done by God’s power and concluded that Jesus performed this by the power of Satan. But Satan is said to be a “strong man,” and his “goods” or property are the men and women he holds in spiritual bondage. Therefore, Satan would not have cast out that demon from a person because he wishes to keep them in bondage to himself. This is a direct example of blasphemy – they refused to believe it could have been the Holy Spirit.

Jesus said in Matthew 12:28 that it was “by the Spirit of God” that he “casts out demons.” 

Jesus says that sins committed against him, the Son of Man, can be forgiven. It is only unforgivable if the person dies rejecting the Holy Spirit. Hebrews 6:4–6 points out that no argument or evidence will help such a person. The problem is willful rejection, and it’s called in 1 John 5:16, “a sin that ends in death. We can teach young children that blasphemy of the Holy Spirit means not believing that God and Jesus are real. For older children and adults, if you worry that you have somehow committed blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and have committed an unforgivable sin, rest assured you have not.

Resources mentioned: The safe search engine Kiddle.co & the article, “Blasphemy: What Is it and Why Is it So Deadly?” by Casey B. Hough

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