Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
Christ's verdict here rests not on their words alone but on their base and wicked thought. They knew the Spirit's power was at work and chose to pour contempt on it anyway, that is the atrocity He condemns. All other sins pale before this one because to blaspheme the Spirit is to assault the very majesty of God Himself.
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Satan blinds the eye of faith and seals up the lips of prayer; a soul under his power sees nothing and says nothing to the purpose. But Christ's mercy is directly opposite to Satan's malice. When Satan's power breaks, the eyes open to see God's glory and the lips open to speak His praise.
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Commenting on Matthew 12:22-37
Men think lightly of words, as though mere speech commits no crime. But even idle, frothy talk must be answered for in judgment. How much more, then, the horrid blasphemies these Pharisees vented against Christ and His Spirit, deliberate slander of the highest order.
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