No 22

TheUnpardonable Sin.

In our last study, we saw the first of the Three Greatest Sins in the Bible; today we shall look at the second one: the Unpardonable Sin. The word “unpardonable” does not actually appear in the Bible but as we will see, it is deadly. But first, here is a little story. There was once a man who came to his pastor and said that he had committed the unpardonable sin. The pastor sat down with this troubled person and asked him what exactly he had done, The man said “I opposed the Word of God!!” to which the pastor said “so did Paul and he was saved”. Then the man said, “I denied Jesus Christ!!” “So did Peter,” said the pastor, “and he became one of the greatest and most effective preachers of all time.” The man continued, “Yes, but I doubted the power of Christ even after I received strong evidence in His favour.” “But”, said the wise pastor, “So did Thomas. Wasn’t he forgiven?” The Bible records these words that Jesus said: “Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter.” (Mark 3:28)

In the final analysis, the only thing that cannot be forgiven and that will keep us from God’s pardon is continued unbelief. The door of redemption still remains open; our God is gracious and Jesus said of Him in John 6:37 “All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.”