The unpardonable sin...what is it? Is the unpardonable sin mean the worst sin? Was there such a sin that Jesus could not take away for us?
I think first I need to separate the 2. The worst sin we have does not mean the unpardonable sin. Allow me to explain: 1) The definition of unpardonable sin to me is rather simple. It means the pre-meditated thought that Jesus is NOT who He has said to be through the influence of the Holy Spirit. Jesus is not God, He is not the Son of God, and He did not die on a cross for my sins...or for any one's sin. This would be an unpardonable sin because...God's Grace cannot cover it...one has refused to accept God's Son doing such a thing. Therefore, if Jesus is not in a person's heart, and He is rejected as Savior and Lord of all life...this sin is unpardonable...because it was rejected...by you, not God. It would be like being in a storm on the ocean and the ship you were on has sunk, now you are left stranded in the water. A rescue effort is made, and you are found!...yet you refuse to be rescued, perhaps thinking you might float to shore...miles away...in the midst of the storm at sea. Rather, you will drown, your only hope of survival was to accept the rescue efforts...but you chose not to. God did not cause this...you did!
2) the worst sin: This is a sin that remains in the heart of a believer, one who has accepted the fact Jesus died for us, took our sin, and restored our friendship with God...who we now can call "Our Father". Yet, even though we recognize Jesus for who He is, we choose to take credit ourselves for the lives we have...particularly if we feel we are "good at it"...successful in our own way of thinking. What is this sin? It is abundantly clear this sin is..."Pride".
Pride is the "sin of all sins". Pride is basically being so preoccupied with our own selves that there is absolutely no room for anyone else to be in your life...including Jesus.
Pride was the sin that transformed Lucifer, an anointed cherub of God with wisdom, beauty, and the most beautiful voice ever known...both in the heavens or on earth, to where he became Satan, the devil incarnate, the father of lies and deceit, and why Hell was created...for anyone who chooses to preach the "Gospel of Pride" throughout their lives instead of preaching "Christ...and Christ crucified" as Saint Paul wrote...putting to death our own ambitions and accomplishments from our own merits, In fact Saint Paul refers to our own abilities as mere dung in comparison to the work of the Cross...and its potential in our lives.
Pride was the first sin that disconnected us from the very calm of Eternity itself.
The sin of pride is what led Adam and Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit. After hearing the lie spoken to Eve through the snake, and Eve then desiring the fruit because of it's richness as a beautiful fruit, being pleasant even to the eye, and with the promise that by partaking of this fruit both Adam and Eve would know for themselves what is good for their lives, and would equally know what is not good for them. This would ultimately mean they would no longer be needing God's advice about guidance or for that matter anything that concerns them...the friendship had basically come to an end.
God and our self-pride...is like oil and water...they just don't mix.
{Note: the word pride I use in this article is not referring to pride like "I am proud to be an American" or "I am proud of my children". This is an internal pride, a pride based on my own talents, intellect, abilities, health, and life that originates not from God's amazing Grace given me, but on some type of false belief that I manufactured all this...without the trust and reliance on God who makes all things possible.}
There are 7 main thoughts I would like to share in reference to the dangers of the Sin of Pride...
1. Pride is satanic: In Isaiah 14:13-14, there are the 5 "I's" of Lucifer (Satan). As described from the NIV version, they are: 1) "I" will ascend to the heavens 2) "I" will raise my throne above the stars of God 3) "I" will sit enthroned on the mount assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon ( Mt Zaphon is a tall mountain, it later became the home of the god Baal...the storm god) 4) "I" will ascend above the top of the clouds and (5) "I" will make myself like...the Most High.
2. Pride leads to prayerlessness: when you become proud of your own accomplishments, it becomes impossible to develop an effective prayer life. 2 Chronicles 7:14 states: "If My people, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven, and I will forgive their sin and heal their land." First thing required for prayers to be effective...humbling ourselves.
3. Pride welcomes conflict: Pride burns the bridges of friendship...it's only interest is building walls between former friends.
4. Pride promotes gossip: character assassination has only one goal...to exalt oneself. Gossip appears to flourish...because there is no judge present. Psalm 101:5 is clear: " Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; Whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not tolerate." And in Psalm 31:20 it reads: " In the shelter of Your Presence, You hide them from all human intrigues; You keep them safe in Your dwelling...from all accusing tongues."
5. Pride is deceptive: Here is some "ancient news"...like one of the 10 commandments: " Thou shalt not bear false witness (which means to trick or deceive another) against your neighbor."
In the New Testament, Titus clears "the air" a little more: "Look, don't be fooled...there are people who actually profess to know the God who lives in your heart, but their deeds give them away. In fact, they deny His very Commands, and trust me, in the eyes of the God you trust and believe in...these people are detestable, disobedient, and totally unreliable. They are simply incapable and worthless...for any good deed." Enough said.
6. Pride brings shame: Although the ones who are all into themselves seem to get away with all their "deceitful magic"...there is a day coming..."Pride brings a person low( as in lowlife), yet the lowly in spirit (those who know their God is the reason they even exist), will be given the honor they deserve...because they honor Him!" Proverbs 29:23 Don't do it! Self-Pride never pays!
7. Pride will fall: Regardless of how good it looks that people get away with their arrogant outlook toward others,,,their day is coming. "The King detests wrongdoing, for His throne is established only one way...through His righteousness...honoring His Commands!" Proverbs 16:12
Here is my take on all this...it is better to have a heart of humility, than to act like all this described above. Humility is defined as "having a modest or even a low view (that does not mean some type of weird lack of love for yourself)...of one's importance.
I think Psalm 25:9 says it best..." He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble....His Way." I am "cool" with that. For without Him...my life just does not make sense...right?
I think first I need to separate the 2. The worst sin we have does not mean the unpardonable sin. Allow me to explain: 1) The definition of unpardonable sin to me is rather simple. It means the pre-meditated thought that Jesus is NOT who He has said to be through the influence of the Holy Spirit. Jesus is not God, He is not the Son of God, and He did not die on a cross for my sins...or for any one's sin. This would be an unpardonable sin because...God's Grace cannot cover it...one has refused to accept God's Son doing such a thing. Therefore, if Jesus is not in a person's heart, and He is rejected as Savior and Lord of all life...this sin is unpardonable...because it was rejected...by you, not God. It would be like being in a storm on the ocean and the ship you were on has sunk, now you are left stranded in the water. A rescue effort is made, and you are found!...yet you refuse to be rescued, perhaps thinking you might float to shore...miles away...in the midst of the storm at sea. Rather, you will drown, your only hope of survival was to accept the rescue efforts...but you chose not to. God did not cause this...you did!
2) the worst sin: This is a sin that remains in the heart of a believer, one who has accepted the fact Jesus died for us, took our sin, and restored our friendship with God...who we now can call "Our Father". Yet, even though we recognize Jesus for who He is, we choose to take credit ourselves for the lives we have...particularly if we feel we are "good at it"...successful in our own way of thinking. What is this sin? It is abundantly clear this sin is..."Pride".
Pride is the "sin of all sins". Pride is basically being so preoccupied with our own selves that there is absolutely no room for anyone else to be in your life...including Jesus.
Pride was the first sin that disconnected us from the very calm of Eternity itself.
The sin of pride is what led Adam and Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit. After hearing the lie spoken to Eve through the snake, and Eve then desiring the fruit because of it's richness as a beautiful fruit, being pleasant even to the eye, and with the promise that by partaking of this fruit both Adam and Eve would know for themselves what is good for their lives, and would equally know what is not good for them. This would ultimately mean they would no longer be needing God's advice about guidance or for that matter anything that concerns them...the friendship had basically come to an end.
God and our self-pride...is like oil and water...they just don't mix.
{Note: the word pride I use in this article is not referring to pride like "I am proud to be an American" or "I am proud of my children". This is an internal pride, a pride based on my own talents, intellect, abilities, health, and life that originates not from God's amazing Grace given me, but on some type of false belief that I manufactured all this...without the trust and reliance on God who makes all things possible.}
There are 7 main thoughts I would like to share in reference to the dangers of the Sin of Pride...
1. Pride is satanic: In Isaiah 14:13-14, there are the 5 "I's" of Lucifer (Satan). As described from the NIV version, they are: 1) "I" will ascend to the heavens 2) "I" will raise my throne above the stars of God 3) "I" will sit enthroned on the mount assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon ( Mt Zaphon is a tall mountain, it later became the home of the god Baal...the storm god) 4) "I" will ascend above the top of the clouds and (5) "I" will make myself like...the Most High.
2. Pride leads to prayerlessness: when you become proud of your own accomplishments, it becomes impossible to develop an effective prayer life. 2 Chronicles 7:14 states: "If My people, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven, and I will forgive their sin and heal their land." First thing required for prayers to be effective...humbling ourselves.
3. Pride welcomes conflict: Pride burns the bridges of friendship...it's only interest is building walls between former friends.
4. Pride promotes gossip: character assassination has only one goal...to exalt oneself. Gossip appears to flourish...because there is no judge present. Psalm 101:5 is clear: " Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; Whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not tolerate." And in Psalm 31:20 it reads: " In the shelter of Your Presence, You hide them from all human intrigues; You keep them safe in Your dwelling...from all accusing tongues."
5. Pride is deceptive: Here is some "ancient news"...like one of the 10 commandments: " Thou shalt not bear false witness (which means to trick or deceive another) against your neighbor."
In the New Testament, Titus clears "the air" a little more: "Look, don't be fooled...there are people who actually profess to know the God who lives in your heart, but their deeds give them away. In fact, they deny His very Commands, and trust me, in the eyes of the God you trust and believe in...these people are detestable, disobedient, and totally unreliable. They are simply incapable and worthless...for any good deed." Enough said.
7. Pride will fall: Regardless of how good it looks that people get away with their arrogant outlook toward others,,,their day is coming. "The King detests wrongdoing, for His throne is established only one way...through His righteousness...honoring His Commands!" Proverbs 16:12
Here is my take on all this...it is better to have a heart of humility, than to act like all this described above. Humility is defined as "having a modest or even a low view (that does not mean some type of weird lack of love for yourself)...of one's importance.
I think Psalm 25:9 says it best..." He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble....His Way." I am "cool" with that. For without Him...my life just does not make sense...right?
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