THREE FUNCTIONS, OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
What does the Holy Spirit do? Why is His function so crucial that blasphemy against Him is so serious a sin that it cannot be forgiven? Jesus said, “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you” (John 14:26). First, the Holy Spirit teaches us things—the things we need to know for our salvation.
Next, besides teaching us all things, Jesus indicated that the Spirit will also “guide you into all truth” (John 16:13). Every searching student of the Word has probably experienced this guiding influence of the Holy Spirit.
There can be no true insight into biblical truth without the enlightenment of this Spirit of God. Finally, the mission of the Holy Spirit is to convict of sin.
Jesus said, “It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment” (John 16:7, 8). It is the special work of the Holy Spirit to reprove us and convict us of our sin.
When wrongs are committed, the conscience is pricked with a sense of guilt— that is the work of the Holy Spirit. Thus, we see that the Holy Spirit 1) teaches us what we need to know, 2) guides us into truth, and 3) convicts of sin. This is His work.
It is logical, therefore, to conclude that as long as we allow the Holy Spirit to teach us, to guide us, and to convict us, we could never be guilty of committing the unpardonable sin.
But suppose we refuse to acknowledge these three operations of the Spirit in our personal experience with God? That is exactly when people begin to approach the deadly parameters of the worst sin on record.
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit involves. We should also start to discern that this lethal sin isn’t just one horrible isolated deed, but a constant rejection of the work that the Holy Spirit is seeking to do in a person’s heart.
John 16:13 says, “The Spirit of truth … will guide you into all truth.” As we have seen, the Spirit guides us, teaches us, and convicts us—but that’s just for starters.
For us to obtain forgiveness, what has to happen? “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
To receive God’s forgiveness, we must first repent and confess. If we refuse, then we begin to head toward the point of no return. But if our hearts are, like Pharaoh’s, hardened, if we see evidence of God’s work in our lives but consistently and repeatedly stifle the conviction that the evidence brings, it’s not likely that we are going to confess or repent of anything. How could we?
What does the Holy Spirit do? Why is His function so crucial that blasphemy against Him is so serious a sin that it cannot be forgiven? Jesus said, “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you” (John 14:26). First, the Holy Spirit teaches us things—the things we need to know for our salvation.
Next, besides teaching us all things, Jesus indicated that the Spirit will also “guide you into all truth” (John 16:13). Every searching student of the Word has probably experienced this guiding influence of the Holy Spirit.
There can be no true insight into biblical truth without the enlightenment of this Spirit of God. Finally, the mission of the Holy Spirit is to convict of sin.
Jesus said, “It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment” (John 16:7, 8). It is the special work of the Holy Spirit to reprove us and convict us of our sin.
When wrongs are committed, the conscience is pricked with a sense of guilt— that is the work of the Holy Spirit. Thus, we see that the Holy Spirit 1) teaches us what we need to know, 2) guides us into truth, and 3) convicts of sin. This is His work.
It is logical, therefore, to conclude that as long as we allow the Holy Spirit to teach us, to guide us, and to convict us, we could never be guilty of committing the unpardonable sin.
But suppose we refuse to acknowledge these three operations of the Spirit in our personal experience with God? That is exactly when people begin to approach the deadly parameters of the worst sin on record.
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit involves. We should also start to discern that this lethal sin isn’t just one horrible isolated deed, but a constant rejection of the work that the Holy Spirit is seeking to do in a person’s heart.
John 16:13 says, “The Spirit of truth … will guide you into all truth.” As we have seen, the Spirit guides us, teaches us, and convicts us—but that’s just for starters.
For us to obtain forgiveness, what has to happen? “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
To receive God’s forgiveness, we must first repent and confess. If we refuse, then we begin to head toward the point of no return. But if our hearts are, like Pharaoh’s, hardened, if we see evidence of God’s work in our lives but consistently and repeatedly stifle the conviction that the evidence brings, it’s not likely that we are going to confess or repent of anything. How could we?
THREE FUNCTIONS, OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
What does the Holy Spirit do? Why is His function so crucial that blasphemy against Him is so serious a sin that it cannot be forgiven? Jesus said, “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you” (John 14:26). First, the Holy Spirit teaches us things—the things we need to know for our salvation.
Next, besides teaching us all things, Jesus indicated that the Spirit will also “guide you into all truth” (John 16:13). Every searching student of the Word has probably experienced this guiding influence of the Holy Spirit.
There can be no true insight into biblical truth without the enlightenment of this Spirit of God. Finally, the mission of the Holy Spirit is to convict of sin.
Jesus said, “It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment” (John 16:7, 8). It is the special work of the Holy Spirit to reprove us and convict us of our sin.
When wrongs are committed, the conscience is pricked with a sense of guilt— that is the work of the Holy Spirit. Thus, we see that the Holy Spirit 1) teaches us what we need to know, 2) guides us into truth, and 3) convicts of sin. This is His work.
It is logical, therefore, to conclude that as long as we allow the Holy Spirit to teach us, to guide us, and to convict us, we could never be guilty of committing the unpardonable sin.
But suppose we refuse to acknowledge these three operations of the Spirit in our personal experience with God? That is exactly when people begin to approach the deadly parameters of the worst sin on record.
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit involves. We should also start to discern that this lethal sin isn’t just one horrible isolated deed, but a constant rejection of the work that the Holy Spirit is seeking to do in a person’s heart.
John 16:13 says, “The Spirit of truth … will guide you into all truth.” As we have seen, the Spirit guides us, teaches us, and convicts us—but that’s just for starters.
For us to obtain forgiveness, what has to happen? “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
To receive God’s forgiveness, we must first repent and confess. If we refuse, then we begin to head toward the point of no return. But if our hearts are, like Pharaoh’s, hardened, if we see evidence of God’s work in our lives but consistently and repeatedly stifle the conviction that the evidence brings, it’s not likely that we are going to confess or repent of anything. How could we?
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