What if I accepted God\Jesus? (gospel, unpardonable, grace, hell)

[St0ne]

Would it make a difference? I think I am damned to hell anyway...

Luke 12:10
Everyone who speaks a word against the son of man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the holy spirit will not be forgiven.

Mark 3:29
Whoever blasphemes against the holy spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.

Yes I have been blasphemeous. Is there any hope for me? Is the Bible wrong? Is Jesus wrong?

[Buttons*]

Interestingly enough, no one knows what blaspheming against the holy spirit really means. I've had it explained that if one accepts God, and then throws him away, that is the blasphemy they speak of. They said if you lose your consience then you've lost the holy spirit, and therefore have blasphemed... thats all i got...

[Bishka]

10&nbsp10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that ablasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.

How have you blasphemed against the Holy Ghost/Spirit? I believe, in my faith, that unless you've had the Gospel and the Holy Spirit and then deny it completley, then your in a bit of a jam.

But you are a Buddhist, why are you asking?

[Dentonz]

Originally Posted by St0ne

Would it make a difference? I think I am damned to hell anyway...

Luke 12:10
Everyone who speaks a word against the son of man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the holy spirit will not be forgiven.

Mark 3:29
Whoever blasphemes against the holy spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.

Yes I have been blasphemeous. Is there any hope for me? Is the Bible wrong? Is Jesus wrong?

I don't believe if you have committed the unpardonable sin, that you would even care.
If you feel any desire to seek God and his grace it is the drawing of the Holy Spirit. If you feel him calling out to you, you have not gone to far. God encompasses all, no man can overextend the hand of God. Accept his forgiveness by faith and see what happens.

His grace abounds,
Denton

[Daniel Burbank]

Mark 3:30 goes on to say, "because they said, He has an unclean spirit". If you've blasphemed against christ, then it can be forgiven you, but if you've said that christ is of the devil, and his spirit is of the devil, then you might not be able to be forgiven. The commentary in my bible says that

"It is apparently not a single act of defiant behavior, but a continued state of opposition entered into willfully. The tense of they said indicates a continued action, not a onetime event. The words and works of Christ were spoken and performed by the power of the Holy Spirit. To attribute them to Satan is to call the work of heaven a work of hell."

It's not perfectly clear, but don't give up hope. Paul committed terrible acts against the lord, yet he was saved.

[St0ne]

I try to investigate all religions for truth, but if in the eyes of god I am damned then there isn't much point in me investigating Christianity is there?

[Aqualung]

Well, no, there wouldn't be. But I don't think you would be the best judge of whether or not there is any point in investigating it. I think that's really only something God can judge.

[robtex]

Originally Posted by St0ne

Would it make a difference? I think I am damned to hell anyway...

Yes I have been blasphemeous. Is there any hope for me? Is the Bible wrong? Is Jesus wrong?

If you believe in Jesus and hell (and persumable heaven) why would you not want to work on accepting Jesus? I am confused as to why someone would accept these things to be true and than openly reject them.

[jeffrey]

God is love. If your son (even if you don't, for the sake of arguement) and he said some bad things about you, if he came to you and asked to be forgiven, would you not forgive him? The love God has for us is unconditional. It means no matter what. Ask him to forgive you and he will. By God's grace you are saved. Love him, love everyone else is all he really asks.

[Dentonz]

Originally Posted by St0ne

I try to investigate all religions for truth, but if in the eyes of god I am damned then there isn't much point in me investigating Christianity is there?

You seem to already believe that you cannot be saved. Satan is the father of lies, the fact that you even considered to ask the question proves that you have some desire to be. The only way to be 'damned' is to completely walk away and reject God and continue on in that state. The moment you turn back to God your sins are forgiven you, no matter how great you think they are. You can not even have a desire to know God unless the Holy Spirit draws you. No man is given the power to judge your sin, not even you. So it is our responsibility to accept Jesus' forgiveness by faith and thank God that he has saved us. Anything or person that condemns you is not of God.