Mar 3:29, But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
He that blasphemeth the Holy Ghost is in danger of eternal damnation.
It does not say here that eternal damnation is his necessary and inevitable fate.
Consider.
2Sa 14:14, For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
The person who blasphemes the Holy Ghost "hath never forgiveness".
Here is the alternative:
Act 3:19, Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
If you are converted, then your sins may be blotted out; which is the equivalent of forgiveness.
Nevertheless, I would say that actual forgiveness must in some way be better than its equivalent;
And therefore, if you have not blasphemed the Holy Ghost, I would advise you against doing it.
But if you have, all is not lost.
There is hope for you in what I am preaching in this thread.
Paul E. Michael, understand what I am saying to you.
He that blasphemeth the Holy Ghost is in danger of eternal damnation.
It does not say here that eternal damnation is his necessary and inevitable fate.
Consider.
2Sa 14:14, For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
The person who blasphemes the Holy Ghost "hath never forgiveness".
Here is the alternative:
Act 3:19, Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
If you are converted, then your sins may be blotted out; which is the equivalent of forgiveness.
Nevertheless, I would say that actual forgiveness must in some way be better than its equivalent;
And therefore, if you have not blasphemed the Holy Ghost, I would advise you against doing it.
But if you have, all is not lost.
There is hope for you in what I am preaching in this thread.
Paul E. Michael, understand what I am saying to you.