The Unpardonable Sin

In Matthew 12, Mark 3 and Luke 12 Jesus speaks about the unpardonable sin.

Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or the age to come. (Matthew 12:32 NIV)

This is obviously a very sobering verse and I think many of us, especially if we are prone to worrying, ask ourselves “Is it I?”

I have this week come across three very good articles on the unpardonable sin and if you are worried that you might have committed this sin then I would recommend you read these. Please note I have not posted these to scare anyone but to shed some light on this subject especially for those of us who like myself tend to worry.

The Unpardonable Sin by Ed Welch looks at the passage in Matthew 12

The Sin That Will Never Be Forgiven by Geoff Thomas looks at Mark 3:29-30 and then goes on to also look at Hebrews 6:4-6 and Hebrews 10:26-29

The Sin That Won’t Go Away by William Smith looks at Mark 3:22-30 and Hebrews 6:1-9

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The Danger of Idleness

For those of us who know they have the tendency to be idle then the following piece called The Perils of Idleness from The Daily Spurgeon website is worth reading.

How God uses Affliction

Some thoughts from Spurgeon on How God uses Affliction.

Drop Haiti’s Debt Petition

Christian Aid have launched an on-line petition to drop Haiti’s debt. Please sign this petition.

Join the call for the full cancellation of Haiti’s debt of $890m, and for all emergency and development funds to be given not loaned.

Theological and Pastoral Response to the Tragedy in Haiti

Mike Milton has written a Theological and Pastoral Response to the Tragedy in Haiti in which he looks at how Christians can respond to this tradegy.

Communion with Jesus

Spurgeon’s devotion for this evening on the Heartlight website looks at the story of Martha and Mary. When Jesus came to their house Martha was busy working in the kitchen whilst Mary sat listening to Jesus. Spurgeon makes the following important comment:

The first thing for our soul’s health, the first thing for his glory, and the first thing for our own usefulness, is to keep ourselves in perpetual communion with the Lord Jesus, and to see that the vital spirituality of our religion is maintained over and above everything else in the world

Spurgeon on Suffering

This is another well written article on suffering entitled “The Multiple Means to Joy: Spurgeon on Suffering” which will help us as we wrestle with this difficult subject.

Suffering

There are no easy answers to suffering and the problem of pain. These two links below may be of interest to those who wrestle and struggle with these issues.

The first is about a new book called “Suffering and the Goodness of God” and the second is some thoughts on “God and the problem of Pain, Evil and Suffering.”

Haiti Earthquake – Save the Children Emergency Appeal

Save the Children have launched an emergency appeal for those effected by the Haiti earthquake.

If you wish to give visit Save the Children Emergency Appeal.

Your money can buy the following:

  • £20 -  3 tarpaulins to provide basic shelter to protect families
  • £40 -  24 buckets to help families carry clean water
  • £50 -  21 mosquito kits to protect children from malaria

Haiti Earthquake – Christian Aid Emergency Appeal

Christian Aid are organising an urgent emergency appeal to help  those effected by the Haiti earthquake.

Please donate if you can by visiting the Haiti earthquake appeal page of their website.