Mark 3:28-30 “Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— for they had said, “He has anunclean spirit.”
The pharisees had said that it was by Satan that Jesus cast out demons. That was at least one way to deny the work of the Holy Spirit. I've always heard people concerned about the possibility that they had blasphemed the Holy Spirit. I've always felt uncomfortable giving a definite answer. Some have told me that if you had blasphemed you would not be concerned that you might have. I'm not sure that is a good answer but it is one I've heard often anyway.
What if we are in jeopardy when we declare that a healing or an answered prayer was caused by the god coincidence or the god human effort or good luck, when it was really the work of the Holy Spirit, is that denying the work of the Holy Spirit?
I love giving God credit for the blessings in my life. For a long time I've thought that directly or indirectly my whole life is a product of God's blessing. I wouldn't exist without God's blessing, but it is easy to think God owes us more. Maybe my discovering contentment wit the life given to me is just good luck but I'd rather thank God.
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