The Unpardonable Sin

“I rebuke that in the name of Jesus!” was a phrase I said often, and I was convinced I had every right to…until I wasn’t. Everything changed so drastically that I didn’t even know where to start. Positive confession was something that I thought had worked for me for the last 11 years, but I was now being moved to repentance for it. The worst part was I did not understand why.

All I knew is I kept praying the words, “Give me the eyes to see and the ears to hear.” For weeks that phrase was in my head, and I didn’t understand where it came from at the time. I had been seeking God for YEARS, and I thought I had done everything right. I thought I was a Christian because I walked down an aisle at the age of 8 and said a prayer. The problem is that I could not understand the things of the Spirit until God decided to reveal them to me in 2020.

Healing, deliverance, and confession were things that I had been practicing and participating in for over 11 years. All of a sudden, everything I understood was being called into question. I’ll never forget falling to the floor and hitting my knees for HOURS crying in agony when I realized I had been participating in something I shouldn’t have. When I knew I had to walk away from the women I had surrounded myself with for 11 years and the belief system I knew, it broke me. However, knowing what I had done to God broke me more.

Once you feel that type of conviction, you never forget it. I didn’t really understand anything except that I had a LOT of research to do.

In my rebellion against God, I had pushed my husband away. He refused to help me do the research I needed to do, and for good reason. He had no reason to believe I had truly changed at that point. My marriage was on the rocks, and my daughter was more confused than ever due to my actions. I knew if I didn’t get my act together, I would lose everything.

I had heard my husband tell me over the years that I was practicing “New Age” beliefs. I had NO idea what that was, but I was determined to find out. I had so many questions, like, had I committed blasphemy? Was I going to hell? Did I stand a chance of going to heaven now? It was WEEKS before I had the nerve to look into what blasphemy of the Holy Spirit actually is and see that I had not committed it. I was that terrified.

What is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? If for some reason you are struggling with this today, allow me to help ease your mind. This concept is spoken of in Mark 3:22-30 and Matthew 12:22-32. Jesus had just performed a miracle and a demon-possessed man was brought to Him. Jesus cast out the demon and healed the man. In this passage, Jesus speaks of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit:

“I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.”

In this particular context, blasphemy has to do with accusing Jesus Christ of being demon-possessed instead of Spirit-filled. The blasphemy of the Pharisees here was their final rejection of God’s grace through revelation. This is why Jesus told them that their sin would never be forgiven. The problem with this is that the Holy Spirit is the one who awakens us to the things of God. We can deny Jesus Christ and God and still have a chance of salvation through the Holy Spirit.

However, to deny the Holy Spirit once you are awakened to the things of God is unforgivable. The unpardonable sin today is the state of continued unbelief. To resist conviction and willfully remain unrepentant is to “blaspheme” the Spirit. There is no pardon for this and no chance once you die.

Friend, let me assure you today, there is nothing else that you have done that you cannot be forgiven for. If Paul can be forgiven, and I can be forgiven, so can you! To find out more about the Gospel, click here.