Unforgivable Sin

[Oremoose]

Help me clear this up. I was talking with a freind and they mentioned that they comitted an unforgivable sin. As far as I know is that the only sin that can not be forgiven is the the sin of delile of forgiveness. (Id est: "God could never forgive me therefore I can't be forgiven thus I don't confess the sin"). And that is only because you do not ask for forgiveness thus forgivness can not be given.

Is my knowlage true?

Edited October 18, 2011 by Oremoose

[cappie]

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Help me clear this up. I was talking with a freind and they mentioned that they comitted an unforgivable sin. As far as I know is that the only sin that can not be forgiven is the the sin of delile of forgiveness. (Id est: "God could never forgive me therefore I can't be forgiven thus I don't confess the sin"). And that is only because you do not ask for forgiveness thus forgivness can not be given.

Is my knowlage true?
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Correct

I've had people come to me over the years with tears in their eyes saying that they're scared they said something horrible in their past that qualified as the unforgivable sin.

I don't think any particular words are the issue here. I think the issue is that when the Holy Spirit begins to work and testify to the living Christ in your heart, and you continually resist, there comes a point where your resisting is unforgivable. That happens when you can no longer repent.

Anybody struggling with this question should know that any sin which you can authentically repent of and embrace Christ for will be forgiven.

The unforgivable sin is when you have resisted him so decisively that he has forsaken you and you can no longer repent. You try to repent and you can't repent. You can't be genuinely sorry for your sin or turn away from it. That is a horribly frightening situation to be in.

But anyone who is broken-hearted for their sin and does not despise Christ can be forgiven for every sin, no matter what they might have said to the Holy Spirit or however long they might have resisted him.

They can be forgiven, because the Bible holds out that promise for them. Whoever believes will be saved (John 3:16; Romans 10:13). It's the inability to repent and believe which marks one as having gone over the line.

Edited October 19, 2011 by cappie