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THE BLASPHEMY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (9 OF 25)

by Collin Wimberly

Scripture: Mark 3:20-35
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The Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (9 of 25)
Series: Mark
Collin Wimberly
Mark 3:20-35


CIT - Jesus warns the Scribes about committing an unforgivable sin.
Proposition - People today can reject Jesus and commit an eternal sin.
Objective - I want people to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior


INTRODUCTION: Have you heard of the Blasphemy Challenge? It was thought up by a group of atheists and has targeted mostly teens. Listen to the instructions on their website.

INSTRUCTIONS:You may damn yourself to Hell however you would like, but somewhere in your video you must say this phrase: ''I deny the Holy Spirit.''

Why? Because, according to Mark 3:29 in the Holy Bible, ''Whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin.'' Jesus will forgive you for just about anything, but he won't forgive you for denying the existence of the Holy Spirit. Ever. This is a one-way road you're taking here.

Once you have shot your blasphemous video, just follow these two easy steps:

Now, is this true? Can a 16 year old kid make a youtube video and eternally damn their soul to hell with no hope of ever repenting?

Let's see what this text tells us.

This passage is what is called a Markan Sandwich. He Sandwiches one story inside of another. He does this 5 different times in the book of Mark. The most notable one being the healing of Jarius' daughter and the healing of the woman with the issue of blood. I believe that Mark does this to tie the two stories together. They share a common theme. The theme in both of these accounts is the authority of Christ. His friends and His foes both miss the point of just who Jesus is and what He is doing.

He is going to correct some misinformation that his friends had about Him and some misinformation that his foes had about Him.

There is a lot of truth in this passage for you and I. I think we need to be careful of missing the point of just who Jesus is and what He is ...

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