What Is Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?
1) Direct Answer
Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is to knowingly and willfully call the Holy Spirit’s revealed work and Word “unclean,” attributing what God is doing to the devil after light has come. That is the unpardonable sin—no forgiveness in this world or in the world to come.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- Matthew 12:31–32: Jesus said every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. He added that speaking against the Son of Man could be forgiven, but speaking against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. The context shows the Pharisees saw the works of the Spirit in Jesus and said He did it by Beelzebub.
- Mark 3:28–30 explains why: “because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.” They called the Holy Spirit’s work demonic.
- Hebrews 6:4–6 describes those once enlightened and made partakers of the Holy Spirit who then fall away. It is impossible to renew them again unto repentance. That’s a willful turning from known truth.
- Hebrews 10:26–29 warns that if we sin willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, we do “despite unto the Spirit of grace.” That is despising the very One who brings us to Christ.
- Ephesians 4:30 says we can grieve the Holy Spirit; Acts 7:51 shows men can resist the Holy Spirit. Notice: grieving or resisting is serious but still a call to repent. Blasphemy is when a person crosses the line and calls the Spirit’s manifest work evil after full light is given.
- 1 Timothy 1:13 shows Paul obtained mercy because he acted “ignorantly in unbelief.” So it’s not mere ignorance or a rash word—it’s a settled, knowing rejection.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- Forgiveness reaches us by the Holy Spirit drawing us to Christ. If a person knowingly declares the Spirit’s work to be of the devil, he shuts off the very channel that brings repentance. With no door left to grace, there can be no forgiveness.
- It’s not a slip of the tongue or a moment of doubt. It is a hardened stance against revealed truth after clear witness by the Word and the Spirit.
- Now notice: we test all things by the written Word. If the life, fruit, doctrine, and power line up with Scripture, be careful not to speak against it. If something is unscriptural, reject it by the Word—but don’t hastily brand what God is doing as satanic.
4) Reinforcing Statement
If you are concerned that you may have done this, that concern itself shows the Spirit is still dealing with you. Come to the Light, confess, and walk softly before God. Keep your heart tender, agree with the Word, and never call clean what God calls unclean—nor call unclean what God has made known to be His own work.
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Blasphemous Names
62-1104M §81
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Questions and Answers
54-0515 §142
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Blasphemous Names
62-1104M §96
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Blasphemous Names
62-1104M §78
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All Things
62-1124E §40
...nd perform his Word among the people...? And the people deny that He does it. Yet, they go through all the rituals, see? Here's what's happened. God wants to perform by the Holy Ghost, and vindicate his Word; and the church wants to perform. They have to deny the Holy Ghost. They want to perform to make a big organization, and what else? To bring membership, no matter what you have to baptize---sinners, drunkards, bootleggers, anything else---and take them into the body of the church. No wonder Revelation 17 said t...