TITLE: Point of No Return – Unpardonable Sin?

TEXT: Mark 3:28-30

PROPOSITION: Every sin confessed will be forgiven.

QUESTION: What?

KEY WORD: Definitions

READING: Same

INTRODUCTION:

          1. Much misunderstanding about the unpardonable sin.

          2. What is it?  Have I done it?

          3. Examine the definitions of this subject.

Specifics of this incident

          A. The charge - He casts out devils by Beelzebub.  22

          B. The response - 3 arguments

                    1. Can Satan cast out Satan?  house divided  23-26

                    2. Robber must overpower to rob the house.  27

                    3. All sin is forgiven.  28

                              [a] I John 1:7 "cleanse from ALL sin"

                              [b] I John 1:9 "IF we confess"

                              [c] ALL sin CONFESSED is forgiven.

          C. The result

                    1. Blaspheme = contemptuous speech, rail, revile

                              [a] Not just "to speak against"

                              [b] IS: Total, complete rejection, contempt

                    2. Holy Spirit

                              [a] God the Father - Patriarchal Age

                              [b] God the Son - Mosaical Age

                              [c] God the H. S. - Christian Age

                    3. Never has forgiveness.   WHY?

                              [a] Will not seek forgiveness.  Heb. 6:4-6

                              [b] Will not confess sin.  I Jn. 1:9

                              [c] NOT - Unpardonable BUT - Unpardoned

Learn some important truths

          A. There is a point of no return.  Don't pass it.

          B. God is ALWAYS ready to forgive.

          C. We are not always ready to seek forgiveness.

          D. Reject, reject, reject - run out of offers.

          E. If you are concerned - have not gone too far!