Expert: Pastor Don Carpenter - 5/26/2009

Question
I accepted Jesus Christ at church and I was crying and felt his presence. but now I made a horrible mistake I blasphemy the Holy Spirit in my head..I had cursed at it and now I'm worried if I ruin my salvation. I'm not sure if the spirit is in me anymore. Also I'm subject of lust when it comes to women and I feel horrible..I don't want to go to hell..and If theres still hope how can I walk with Jesus?

Answer
Hi Jonathan,

Thank you for this great question.  Let us first consider what Jesus was talking about when he spoke of the unforgivable sin:

Matthew 12:22-32
22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.  25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. 29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. 30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. 31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
The King James Version, (Cambridge: Cambridge) 1769.

In this context, to blaspheme the Holy Ghost was to say that the miracles that He did were not of the Holy Ghost, but were powered by Satan.  If one believes that Jesus is powered by Satan, then he cannot believe that Jesus is his savior, therefore there is no forgiveness.  Based upon this context, it is impossible to commit the unforgivable sin because Jesus is not here doing miracles now.  

I do not believe that you committed the unforgivable sin, but Satan, who knows that you can never lose your salvation, would like to make you think that you are not saved, and therefore live your life in dispare not victory.

Romans 8:35-39
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written,  For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The King James Version, (Cambridge: Cambridge) 1769.

I hope that this helps you.

In Christ
Pastor Don