What exactly is meant by blasphemy against the holy spirit?
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Think of the Holy Spirit as light.  An easy analogy is to imagine God as the Sun and Jesus Christ as a perfect mirror of that Sun.  The Holy Spirit would be the rays of the Sun, that we then see reflected in the Mirror (Christ).  \n\nMany people did not recognize Jesus as the Messiah because He did not appear in the way they imaagined He would.  They loved God and worshipped Him in the way they knew best -- God can forgive them for not recognizing Jesus, because they can change when they realize Who He is.  Those who blaspheme against the holy spirit hate the light -- they don't care if it is Jesus, Moses or Mohammed (or others) -- they hate it.  God cannot forgive them because they have shut themselves away from His forgiveness.\n\nOr to put it another way -- suppose I have 5 lamps in my house.  It is dark and you want to read.  I turn on a lamp and you say "No, I don't like that lamp.  Use this one"  Ok, you can still read.  But if you say "You have ugly lamps and the light hurts my eyes", then you will remain sitting in the dark.
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It depends on what you mean by cursing God.  If, by that, you mean inserting the word "God" before an explative (it doesn't have to be profane), no.  Although that is a sin (using the Lord's name in vain), it is not blasphemy against God, which is the only unforgivable sin defined in the bible.\n\nBlasphemy against Jesus is a sin, but even that is forgivable (Mathew 12;31-32).\n\n"31And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32Anyone 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."\n\nBlasphemy against the Holy Spirit would be something akin to declaring that the Holy Spirit (God) is actually Satan, or one of his demons.  Or saying that God is evil.
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"Slain in the Spirit" is when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and not only do you fall out but you start talking in tongues.  I, personally, do not believe in the people that do this as being truthful, I think that they desire a spiritual connection so much their mind allows them to become convinced that this so called "spiritual" experience is happening when it's just a mind trick. If you believe in something enough your mind can make anything happen... doesn't mean it's real
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Its the blood of christ that washes our sins away.  It says in the Bible wickedness will not enter heaven. God Bless!!
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any one of the 7 deadly sins, or to disobey any one of the 10 Commandments. And then there is the sin that can't be forgiven, the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit ( which happens after probably a life time of indifference to God). Also, participation in the black arts would be a sin.
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God can forgive enyone enything except blaspamhy of the holy spirit which means forsakeing or denying the holy spirit. which means a non beliefe in God/the holy sprite. you undertand.
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In the day of the Prophet Samuel they rejected God & desired a King. When Jesus came, they rejected Him too. If you blaspheme the Holy Spirit, He is the only One left to get you into the Kingdom of God. You sin against Him by usuing His Name in vain(jokes or light talk)crediting His work to satan, or by your last rejection of Jesus Christ, before you die.
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i beg to differ with the answerer, the only sin that cannot be forgiven is not accepting Christ, [contrary] the word itself says in mark 3;28 [plain and simple, then compare 1 john 1;9 except blaspheme against the holy spirit [only 1]\nacts 5;3-11\nmatt 12;31\nluke 12;10 woe unto the man/woman that does such a thing, that's why people need to be careful when answering or asking vain stuff concerning God, i would leae it alone if it is not positive, hell danger, besides 1 cor.2;16-13;12   eph 9;12 let this be your schooling, don't be offended because God said in james 1;5 and here we go, now ya know
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Your mother is mistaken on some of those things.  You can help her to see that.  \n\nWhat she is correct on is that swearing is not what true Christians would want to do.  If you meant swearing as in saying bad words, Ephesians 5:3-5 says that obscene things should not even be mentioned among you.  Certain types of music are filled with obscene lyrics.  Not always is a type of music all bad, though, and I don't think all rock songs are bad.\n\nHorror movies are objectionable to a Christian conscience because it is a very serious thing to being involved in any form of spiritism.  \n2 Chronicles 33:6 speaks of wicked King Manas'seh.  It says about him: "And he himself made his own sons pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hin'nom, and practiced magic and used divination and practiced sorcery and made spiritistic mediums and professional foretellers of events.  He did on a grand scale what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah to offend him."  So this scripture shows that it offends our Creator and it is a great badness to have anything to do with spiritism or demonism.\n \nEven when horror movies do not contain spiritism, they usually contain gross violence.  Watching horror movies, can erode our capacity to sympathize and empathize with the suffering of others.  The apostle Paul condemned those who "because of the insensibility [literally translated "dulling"] of their hearts" came to be "past all moral sense."   He encouraged Christians instead to "become kind to one another, tenderly compassionate." (Ephesians 4:18,19,32)\n\nAbout chocolate and caffeine: Nowhere in the Bible does it say that there is anything wrong with chocolate or caffeine.\n\nFinally, alcohol is not prohibitted in the Bible, it is something that many of God's servants enjoyed in the past.   In fact the first miracle that Jesus Christ performed, as recorded in the Bible, \nwas at the marriage feast in Ca'na where he turned water into fine wine.  He added to the enjoyment of the wedding celebration by doing this.  (John 2:1-11).  Jesus also used wine as a fitting symbol of his blood when inaugurating the Lord's Evening Meal. (Matthew 26:27-29)\n\nIt was even recommended for medicinal purposes at 1 Timothy 5:23; Luke 10:34\n\nPsalm 104:15 says: "And wine makes the heart of mortal man rejoice....."\n\nHowever, drinking a lot of wine, or getting drunk is condemned in the Bible.  Jewish priests were free to drink in moderation when off duty.  However, they were forbidden to drink any alcoholic beverages while engaging in their priestly duties. (Leviticus 10:8-11)  \n\nFirst-century Christians were warned that drunkards "will not inherit God's Kingdom." (1 Corinthians 6:9,10)\n\nUnrepentant drunkards were also expelled from the Christian congregation. (1 Corinthians 5:11-13)\n\nAt Proverbs 20:1, the  Bible also says that "wine is a ridiculer"  meaning that excess alcohol weakens your inhibitions and impairs your judgment so that you do foolish things.  (and sometimes dangerous things.)\n\nI'm sure your mother means well, and is trying to protect you but if she does tell you something is wrong and you are not sure, ask her to show you in the Bible.  Maybe it will help her think about searching for the truth about things in the Bible.
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Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit " GOD" is not forgive\nBlasphmey means to  Slander  or Degrade in any fashion.
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The bible says there is only one unforgiveable sin.  Blasphemy of the holy spirit....which is the utter rejection of God and His son.  If a person was a believer in Christ as his savior, his salvation was not negated that day if he chose to jump out the hundreth floor of the world trade center, rather than wait to be burned to death.  My heart still goes out to those people, thinking about them.\n\nHow you die does not determine your eternal fate.  Who you say Jesus is, determines your eternal fate.
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Rejecting God = blasp. the Holy Spirit
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Good morning God_shew!\n\n1. If we not not aware of someone's sins, then there is no way to actively forgive them...However, we should always have the spirit of forgiveness, and be ready to forgive...\n\n2.Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is not referring to parental or governmental authority.  It is referring to calling the Holy Ghost the devil...and accusing the Holy Ghost of being evil...\n\n3. There is only one Jesus Christ, but it was predicted that false Christs would appear. God will only forgive due to Jesus Christ, no false christ will move God to act\n\n4. an unpurged conscience is necessary for spiritual freedom and release from bondage...this is the job of the Holy Spirit...we cannot have perfect faith in God and continue in sin we have not repented of....but we should have a heart that is ready to repent, and be open to the wisdom of the Holy Spirt, and he will lead us into the truth..\n\n5. If we have charity (love) in our heart for both God and our fellow man, God will help us remove any problems with unforgiveness...God understands our hearts, and helps us with our mistakes...God's love inside us will motivate us to repent of sin, and then we will be free from law of sin and death...
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Only two ways as DEFINED by the scriptures\n\n1. John 10:33 “…but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.” – Claim to be God or His representative.\n2. Mark 2:7 “Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?” – Granting absolution (the power to forgive sin)\n\nHope this helps, although i feel that your question hides some other motive......
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It all depends upon what you mean by a "religious spirit". To some people a "religious spirit" is a self righteous, legalistic and intolerant spirit that comes from the Devil and masquerades as the Holy Spirit.\n\nBut it sounds like you mean if a person receives a communication from God about how to live their life. If that's the case then if the directions glorify God and not their flesh or their ego then it is probably from the Holy Spirit.
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Definitions of holy spirit on the Web:\n\nAccording to the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit, sent by God, is the divine principle of activity in the world. For Christians the Holy Spirit is part of the Trinity, which is three aspects of God, consisting of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Able to bestow gifts on individuals, especially the gift of prophecy, the Holy Spirit aided in the conception of Jesus (Matt. 1:18-20); descended to Jesus at his baptism (Matt. ...\nwww.metmuseum.org/explore/Byzantium/glossary.html\n\nThe third person in the Christian Trinity. Some faith groups consider him to be an active force. Historically, Christianity has taught that the Holy Spirit is a person, along with God the Father, and Yeshua of Nazareth (Jesus Christ).\nwww.religioustolerance.org/gl_h.htm\n\nThe Universal Christ consciousness or Christ Principle. Spirit is all unnamed, unnumbered Universal Substance, ready to become. The Holy Spirit is the composite vibration of Equilibrium Harmony, and Balance.\nmiriams-well.org/Glossary/\n\nRuach HaKodesh. Ha: The. Kodesh: Holy. Ruach: spirit, breath. The Breath of God. The Spirit of God. Yeshua is The Word of God. Yeshua breathed on them and said receive the Ruach HaKodesh (Yochanan 20:22).\nwww.new-testament-study-bible.com/Dict-Ency.htm\n\n1. The third person in the Trinity. The Holy Spirit creates and strengthens faith by means of the Word and Sacraments.\nwww.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/4855/jargon.htm\n\nOne of the three persons of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit). He is God and Christians believe that He comes to dwell in every believer.\nwww.fitzwimarc.org.uk/glossary/h.htm\n\nThe Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God. This Spirit helps us follow Jesus.\nwww.blestarewe.com/glossary/index.cfm/section/parish/level/1
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if you don't repent and turn away from your sins, or if you don't accept Christ as your savior, you go to Hell. I think the unpardonable sin is blasphemy against the holy spirit.\n\nthe scriptures say that no unrighteousness will inherit eternal life.\n1 Corinthians 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.