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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Ranked passages from the local William Branham sermon and Church Age Book database. Relevance is relative, not a statement of doctrinal certainty.
Blasphemous Names
62-1104M §82
The beast, churches, called churches, they are not churches. Let me be sure that's on record. They are not churches; they are lodges. People join them, but you cannot join the church of the living God. You're born into it by the baptism of the Holy Ghost. And when you're baptized with the Holy Ghost, these virtues are sealed in you by the Holy Ghost; and therefore, "He that's born of God does not commit sin." Cannot. There you are. Oh, my! We could just talk all day, couldn't we?
A Greater than Solomon is here
61-0412 §52
Now, how many believes, in this audience---with you Methodist, Baptist, Pentecostals, and whatever you are---how many of you believe that the Bible is true in St. John 1, where it says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ... and the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us?" Is that right? That was Christ. How many believes, then, Hebrews 4? where it says the Word of God [which is Christ. Is that right? He is the living Word]... The Word of God is sharper than a two-edged...
The Faith Of Abraham
59-0415E §11
Then we tried to lay it down close that we've had all kinds of revivals, but this we find in the Scripture to be the last sign that the church ever receives, according to the Scripture. See? They've had healing campaigns, and we've had all kinds of great things, but that's always the last sign. Now, in ending up on Saturday night, or Friday night, of my three nights subject on teaching Abraham, you'll find out that sign was given to Sodom and Gomorrah just a few hours before it burned. It was given to the Jews just...
Blasphemous Names
62-1104M §90
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Blasphemous Names
62-1104M §76
And now, she was a mother of harlots. We all know that. Now, what is it? You don't have to be... Well, that's right. That would take the Roman Catholic church, but she's full of blasphemous names: Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and all, calling themselves churches of God---blasphemous names. Lot of difference between "names of blasphemy" and blasphemous names." Calling themselves the church of God and representing themselves before the world, and card parties, and drinking and carrying on, soup suppers...