Blaspheming the Holy Spirit
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· 10 viewsBig Idea: Our words are powerful indicators of our spiritual condition; we must be intentional in using them for God's glory.
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Words Matter: The Fruit of Our Speech
Words Matter: The Fruit of Our Speech
1. "Really?! Think about what you are saying.”
1. "Really?! Think about what you are saying.”
Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.
And all the people were amazed, and said, “Can this be the Son of David?”
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.”
Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
2. "Let’s draw a line here...”
2. "Let’s draw a line here...”
Or how can someone enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
3. “No one insults my....”
3. “No one insults my....”
Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
4. “What you say, and what you do...matters.”
4. “What you say, and what you do...matters.”
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.
You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.
5. “Let’s talk about how you prattle on. It will cost you.”
5. “Let’s talk about how you prattle on. It will cost you.”
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
God has been talking about foolish words for a long time
God has been talking about foolish words for a long time
A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
