The BIG Picture (Study)

Q-A: Did Paul commit the unforgivable sin? Before we can answer this question, lets review the scripture passage that mentions the unforgivable sin. We find it in Matthew's gospel where Jesus is speaking, Matthew 12:30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad. 31 "Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come . In order to get a better understanding on what Jesus meant in this passage, I recommend to first read  " What is the unforgivable sin? "  and then return here to complete the rest of this article.  As m...

Q-A: What is the unforgivable sin? In Matt.12:31-32,  Jesus says the following, "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. 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. " To clarify this statement of Jesus, it is crucial to understand this passage in a dispensational context, where we ensure to rightly divide the Word as we are instructed to do in 2 Tim.2:15 . Doing so, we will then know that when Jesus was operating in His earthly ministry, he was doing so under the law and His teachings were directed to the Jews ( Gal.4:4; Matt.15:24 ). So, in this respect, we should immediately understand that the 'unforgivable sin' that Jesus mention...