Unpardonable sin - if you're worried about it, you haven't done it. Numerous Christians are afraid they had committed the unpardonable sin. Christians who believe they have committed the unpardonable sin have a difficult--if not impossible--time accepting the doctrine of eternal security.

Hundreds of verses in the Bible promise the forgiveness of our sins, but only one passage refers to an unforgivable sin. Jesus healed a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute (Matt12:22). The multitudes began to say, "This man cannot be the Son of David, can He?" They wondered if Jesus was the Messiah. The Pharisees accused Jesus of casting out demons by Beelzebub, ruler of demons. Jesus' response to their accusation led Him to conclude what He said in Matt 12:31-32. In this passage He refers to blasphemy, defined as "defiant irreverence." i.e., cursing God or willfully degrading things considered holy. Here the term refers to the declaration of the Pharisees who had witnessed undeniable evidence that Christ was performing miracles in the power of the Holy Spirit. Yet they attributed the miracles to Satan. In the face of irrefutable evidence they ascribed the work of the Holy Spirit to that of Satan.

Many Bible scholars agree that this unique circumstance can NOT be duplicated today. The Pharisees had seen proof of Christ's deity. But instead of acknowledging God, they attributed the supernatural power to Satan instead of the work of the Holy Spirit. Christ is not in the world as He was. Although the Holy Spirit still accomplishes supernatural things through His servants, they are merely representatives of the King. The circumstances of Matthew 12 make it impossible for this sin to take place today. This incident is the only one in which a sin is declared unforgivable. The Bible states, "Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Rom 10:13). No invitation to salvation carries with it an exception clause, "unless you have committed the unpardonable sin."

No matter how evil our sins, there is pardon for them. God forgave David for his adultery, dishonesty, and murder (2 Sam 12:13, Ps 51). Simon Peter's denial of our Lord accompanied by profanity was forgiven (Matt 26:74-75). The apostle Paul was forgiven of his preconversion merciless persecution of Christians (Acts 9:1). Just about every possible sin is listed somewhere in the New Testament. And every one of them falls into the category of "Forgivable." That's Good News!

Sin of Commission: When we actively do something sinful.

Sin of Ommission: When we fail to do something we should do. (James 4:17) To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn't do it, to him it is sin.

The Sin Unto Death: The phrase "sin unto death" describes the final stage of divine discipline in which God removes from the earth the person who is totally alienated from God. Calling home a disobedient child who disgraces the family name. The "sin unto death" is described in 1 Jn 5:16; Psalm 118:17,18;Ezek. 18:21-32.

Some case histories of the "sin unto death":

* Acts 5:1-10.
* 1 Cor 11:30,31.
* 1 Chron10:13,14; 1 Sam 13:9-14.
* Isa 38.
* Num 31:8; 1 Tim 1:19,20.

(1 Peter 1:18) At the moment of salvation, you were changed SPIRITUALLY. You were crucified with Christ, you died to the world, and you were "redeemed with the precious blood of Christ from worthless ways of living."

(Col 3:3) "For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God." Not only that, but at the time of your conversion, the Holy Spirit - God Himself - came to live on the inside of you. Satan wants you to believe that you're no different now than before you were saved. If he can convince us that we haven't changed on the inside, we will live a lifestyle that's not much different than anybody else's. We are to make them JEALOUS.

WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT SIN

CHRIST TAUGHT THAT TEMPTATION IS NOT SIN
(Lk 22:28). 40/40 nights Jesus was tempted by Satan. He never yielded.
(Jn 8:46) Jesus describes His entire LIFE on earth as a period of trials.
(Heb 4:15) Jesus never sinned, because He never yielded to temptation.

Temptation is not sin---ONLY an opportunity to do either right or wrong--to serve either God or Satan. You can't stop a bird from landing on your head. But you can stop it from building a nest there.

JESUS TAUGHT THAT MISTAKES ARE NOT SIN

HERE ARE 4 statements of Jesus all leading to a complextime conclusion that sins are not mistakes and mistakes are not sins.
(Jn 9:41; Jn 3:19-21; Jn 15:22 and Jn 15:24).

99 out of 100 people who read these passages will understand that sin is relative to light; that sin never occurs without a conscious and willful choice of evil. Wherever Jesus spoke of sin this moral principle was clearly implied or plainly taught.

Dr. George Lamsa, widely known as world's foremost authority on Aramaic language, the language Christ spoke, stated: Sin separates us from God---Mistakes are not sin---No one can be forgiven without repentance---When a sinner repents he is no longer a slave to sin and Satan.

AN ILLUSTRATION

When I was a boy, I decided to "help" my dad by pounding the crooked teeth on his handsaw to straighten them out. For those who aren't aware, the teeth on a hand saw are SUPPOSED to be crooked, like a sharks' teeth. Dad pulled up just in time before I could make a dent. He lovingly explained and I was not punished.

(Matt 5:48) Was I sinning? Should I have been punished? No, I made a mistake. As long as the heart stays right we are not sinning, even though the head lacks information. No one is perfect in knowledge, though any one can be perfect in heart. This is what Jesus meant, "Be ye perfect, even as your Father which is in Heaven is perfect" Remember, 1 Sam 16:7, 'Man looks at the outside; God looks at the heart."

Many accuse and beat themselves up about sin when they have only been tempted but have not yielded. Of course, if one is tempted and yields to the temptation enough to entertain the will to do it, when he knows it is evil, he is then sinning.

IT'S A BATTLE FOR YOUR MIND!! Thoughts become a stronghold. Control is lost. We are SLAVES to sin. RENEW our minds! (READ 2nd Corinthians 10:15) Cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and to bring every thought into captivity to God.

(Matt 5:28).Billy Graham said, "the first look is free; after that we're accountable." Here it should be remembered the thought of sin was deliberately entertained---and the looking was done with the purpose of lusting.

(Matt 5:29, 30).Jesus follows this thought of "looking to lust." He was saying that if any part of our body actually forces us to sin we'd beer off to literally tear it off because sin, unrepented, is fatal to the soul.

Remember, this was before a drop of blood was shed at the cross! Up till that time we were STILL under the Law of the old covenant.
GRACE = the Power to do what is required of us.