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The Sin God Cannot Forgive, August 25
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be
forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall
not be forgiven unto men.
Matthew 12:31
.
“The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin” (
1
John 1:7
). No matter how sinful a person has been, no matter what his
position may be, if he will repent and believe, coming unto Christ and
trusting Him as his personal Saviour, he may be saved unto the uttermost....
I know the danger of those who refuse to walk in the light as God
gives it. They bring upon themselves the terrible crisis of being left to
follow their own ways, to do after their own judgment. The conscience
becomes less and less impressible. The voice of God seems to become
more and more distant, and the wrongdoer is left to his own infatuation. In
stubbornness he resists every appeal, despises all counsel and advice, and
turns from every provision made for his salvation.... The Spirit of God no
longer exerts a restraining power over him, and the sentence is passed, “He
is joined to idols; let him alone” (see
Hosea 4:17
).... This is the process
through which the soul passes that rejects the working of the Holy Spirit....
No one need look upon the sin against the Holy Ghost as something
mysterious and indefinable. The sin against the Holy Ghost is the sin of
persistent refusal to respond to the invitation to repent. If you refuse to
believe in Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour... , you love the atmosphere
that surrounded the first great apostate. You choose this atmosphere rather
than the atmosphere that surrounds the Father and the Son, and God allows
you to have your choice. But let no soul be discouraged by this presentation
of the matter. Let no one who is striving to do the will of the Master be
cast down
Come with your whole heart to Jesus. Repent of your sins, make
confession to God, forsake all iniquity, and you may appropriate to yourself
all His promises. “Look unto me, and be ye saved” (
Isaiah 45:22
) is His
gracious invitation
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The Review and Herald, June 29, 1897
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36
Testimonies For The Church 5:634
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