Does The Unforgivable Sin Remind You Of Anything?

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In Matthew 12:31-32, Jesus speaks of a sin against the Holy Spirit that will not be forgiven in this age or in the age to come. What could Jesus possibly be talking about here? Are not all sins forgivable?

Well, if you back up a few verses and start reading from Matthew 12:22, you will see that Jesus heals a blind and mute demoniac that was brought to him. And while the people were astounded, the Pharisees were still not convinced that Jesus was the son of God. They attribute his miracles to the power of Satan. Jesus then goes on to say in verse 28 that it is by the Spirit of God that he casts out demons. And then we get to verse 31 and 32 where Jesus says that blasphemy against the Spirit and speaking against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either is this age or the age to come. So he is saying that attributing the power of the Holy Spirit to the power of Satan cannot be forgiven.

So why would Jesus say something like this? Isn't the mercy of God endless? Well, it has long been believed by the Catholic Church (CCC 1864) that Jesus is saying that the Pharisees, whose heart is so hardened that even witnessing a miracle from the Holy Spirit does not cause them to believe in Jesus, would never repent for their sins and seek the mercy of God. You see, it really is not sin that sends anyone to hell, but the failure to repent for your sins. Bishop Fulton Sheen once said that "The worse thing in the world is not sin, but the denial of sin by false conscience, for that attitude makes forgiveness impossible." This is the only sin that God could never forgive you for. It is the sin of final impenitence, dying with an unwillingness to repent and be reconciled with God. If you have ever worried that you might have committed this sin, you can rest assured that as long as you are still alive, then you have time to repent and therefore could not be guilty of final impenitence.

The thing that this Bible passage (Matthew 12:22-32) really reminds me of is the people today who attribute the miracles of the Catholic Church to the devil. Their hearts are so hardened because they hate the Catholic Church so much, that even miracles from God do not get them to change their mind. God has continually revealed himself in his Catholic Church throughout history. For instance, the Catholic Church has a long history of Eucharistic miracles. One of many examples took place in the 8th century in Lanciano, Italy. A priest, who doubted that Jesus became fully present in the Eucharist, was saying mass one day. When he got to the words of consecration, the bread visibly turned into human flesh and the wine visibly turned into blood. In the 1970s, technology advanced enough to where scrupulous testing could be done on the substance to verify the miracle was authentic. They came to the conclusion that the flesh was striated myocardium, which is the heart wall tissue. The blood, which had hardened into five balls, was real human blood with the AB blood type. The fact that the blood maintained its properties for over a thousand years is a miracle in itself. This is just one of several documented Eucharistic miracles throughout history that have eluded scientific explanation.

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[angelitab62]

100PercentCatholic Im wondering if you are a priest? Because I have never known any regular Catholic to know any scriptures in the bible.........................­..

[100PercentCatholic]

@angelitab62 No, not a priest. Just an average guy who loves God and His Word. Yes, it is the sad reality that many Catholics do not realize the priceless treasure they have and do not learn the faith or the Bible. That is why I try and use as much scripture when talking about Catholic beliefs. To show people that the Catholic faith is indeed Bionically based.

[angelitab62]

I am ex Catholic for many reasons! The catholic church to me is RELIGION and NOT relationship with God..

[100PercentCatholic]

@angelitab62 What did you think of the video? Do you find it interesting that God continually reveals Himself in His Catholic Church with various miracles, such as Eucharistic miracles? You said you were an ex Catholic. Do you miss being able to receive Jesus into your body in the Holy Eucharist and being united to Him in such an intimate way?

[angelitab62]

@100PercentCatholic I have had an intimate relationship with God since LEAVING the catholic church...... I have learned how to fast and pray and God truly answers prayers...... and I do have communion from time to time......I will NEVER go back to a system of religion and PRIDE..People were prideful about anything that made them look like they had a miracle or something like that......Its terrible! God wants to be a part of our lives and that is nothing to be PRIDEFUL about!

[100PercentCatholic]

@angelitab62 Do a little more research into these miracles before you dismiss them so easily. For example, in the year 1917 in Fatima, Portugal, Mary appeared to three children on the 13th of every month for six months. On the last visit a miracle happened involving the sun that was witnessed by over 70,000 people. Mary also successfully predicted future world events that would happen. How can you say they "made them look like they had a miracle" when it was witnessed by 70,000 people?

[MsCynthia56]

The prots keep demanding to know if we have a personal relationship with JESUS. Well, we Catholics recieve the vey Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus himself, right into our physical bodies and souls, in Communion, in the Church that He himself founded. You can't get any more personal than that. Furthermore they should watch this vid B 4 they slander the miracles of the Catholic Chur

[MsCynthia56]

AMEN!!! EXCELLANT VIDEO!! How many there are who call the miracles of the Catholic Church "evil" or "demonic" when in Fact the Catholic Church was founded by JESUS himself and recieves his blessings in the form of many miracles.

[100PercentCatholic]

@angelitab62 Relationship and religion do not have to be two mutually exclusive terms. James 1:26-27 says “If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this…” Here we clearly see James say that while some people have religion that is in vain, our religion should be pure and undefiled before God.

[TheChurchAuthentic]

I think it all comes down to the human heart. God gives the evidence and we must respond. He will never violate our free will which is such a powerful gift.