The concept of an unpardonable sin has been a source of difficulty for many because it seems to go against the bible's teachings about grace. We understand that God's grace forgives every sin, but our Lord mentioned one sin that cannot be forgiven. The religious leaders had come out to hear Him, but they opposed virtually everything He said. As He was casting out demons, they accused Him of doing this by satanic means. (Matt 12:24)

Those people were so blind spiritually that they were attributing the work of the Holy Spirit to Satan. Furthermore, they were rejecting the Holy Spirit's work in their own lives. In essence, the Holy Spirit was saying of Jesus, "This is the Son of God. This is God." And they were saying, "He is not God! He is Satan's agent." It was then Jesus said, "Every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven." (Matt 12:31)

Obviously, the unpardonable sin is not merely saying an unkind thing about the Holy Spirit. The religious leaders involved had turned totally against the revelation of God. They were so far into their own wickedness that they rejected not only Jesus Christ, but also the Holy Spirit. They were saying that good was evil and evil was good. They called the Spirit of God, Satan!

Once they had rejected Jesus, the one source of forgiveness, there was now no forgiveness. A person who turns away from Jesus Christ can receive no forgiveness, and that is what these had done.

If you want to obey God but are concerned that you may have committed the unpardonable sin, you have not committed it. If anyone today has committed this sin, it would be one who is hard-hearted, who has turned against Jesus, reviled Him, and become so depraved that he would claim God's Spirit is Satan.

Live The Gospel!

According to this scripture, we're headed toward a time when we'll be walking in the anointing to its fullest expression! I want to see that, don't you? I want to see the entire body of Christ flowing in the anointing so powerfully that the whole earth is filled with God's glory.

I believe with all my heart, we are the generation who will see that.

But before we do, we must lay aside the things that will block that anointing. We must rid ourselves of religious traditions that cause us to take offense at the idea that ordinary believers like us, or the pastor of our little church, can operate in the anointing of Almighty God.

I asked the Lord once what was the greatest problem in the Body of Christ. Here's what He told me : It's your dogged determination to correct one another.

It's time for us to change that. We must stop strife, stop the criticism, and stop taking offense at one another - and we must do it now because the end of the age is at hand. The anointing needs to flow in measures we have never seen or even dreamed were possible.

We need that flow in our families, in our jobs, in our ministries and in our marriages. It's the anointing that will change things.

So let's rise up in unity, and show the world that what was once true in Jesus' own life and ministry is now true in the lives of His servants throughout the earth. Let's dare to believe the word of God and say, "Because I belong to Jesus, the Spirit of the Lord is upon me and He hath anointed me!"

Let's preach, and live, the Gospel of Christ.