Biblical Answer

The Unforgivable Sin

The unforgivable sin is refusing to acknowledge the presence of God's power in Jesus' ministry and the perversion of the truth about the origin of salvation. This sin is also known as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. It is a sin that will not be forgiven, as Jesus warned His contemporaries. The unforgivable sin involves extreme hardness of heart and lack of repentance, indicating that those who fear they have committed it, yet still have sorrow and desire the prayers of others for them, have not committed it.

The unpardonable sin is characterized by a defiant disregard for the law of God, which deserves the judgment of God. It is a lawless act that is the death of Jesus Christ alone that enables the divine nature to forgive and to remain true to itself in doing so. Sin is the carnal mind and enmity toward God, and it is the intrinsic and inmost characteristic of sin is its culpability or guilt. Guilt is desert of punishment, and sin is damnable and punishable before God.

The unpardonable sin involves a rejection of the absolute standard of revealed law and holiness, as well as the necessity of personal redemption from the penalty of sin revealed in the Person of Jesus Christ, who is the Way. Those who have committed an unpardonable sin are in danger of falling away and will not be wondering if they have committed this unforgivable sin. They will have already committed it, and their hardness of heart will have led them to reject God's offer of salvation, leaving them without hope of forgiveness. The Bible warns of the dangers of this sin, and we should be aware of the signs of it in our own lives, that we may avoid it and seek forgiveness through Jesus Christ.