The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name and cursed. Men were scorched with fierce heat and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory. Matthew 12:31-32īut whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin." - Mark 3:29 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come. "Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. God would not allow such behavior because it threatened the purpose of the people of Israel among the nations. If one member of the community was allowed to revile God or his appointed leaders, the whole community would be put at risk. When one member of the community sins, the whole corporate body suffers. ![]() Like the sin of Achan (recorded in Joshua 7), sin does not occur in isolation from others in the community. Disobedience in the community threatened the very fabric of the covenant people. Such a disposition could not be tolerated in the community. For, to revile God (or those whom he appointed) was to call into question the integrity and holiness of God himself.
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