A Warning from the Gospel of Mark?
Dear friends,
I’m reading through the New Testament, and one verse has come to haunt me over the past few days from the Gospel of Mark. As most of you know, I was recently saved through a vision/dream. My previous life as a Satanist is behind me and I am becoming more comfortable in the fact that God has taken me back into his grace despite my previous transgressions. However, The Gospel of Mark tells us this:
"But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin."
- Mark 3:29
In my time as a Satanist, I rejected any possibility of the existence of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit as the folklore of our times. I was never one to verbally or physically accost anyone of a different faith, but my heart was stone and my ears were closed to the Word. Does this qualify as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? I have felt my heart growing full and lighter as the joy of God has come back into my life, but was chilled to the bone when I read this passage. Can someone offer some perspective on this? Many, many thanks!
WasLost
Dear friends,
I’m reading through the New Testament, and one verse has come to haunt me over the past few days from the Gospel of Mark. As most of you know, I was recently saved through a vision/dream. My previous life as a Satanist is behind me and I am becoming more comfortable in the fact that God has taken me back into his grace despite my previous transgressions. However, The Gospel of Mark tells us this:
"But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin."
- Mark 3:29
In my time as a Satanist, I rejected any possibility of the existence of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit as the folklore of our times. I was never one to verbally or physically accost anyone of a different faith, but my heart was stone and my ears were closed to the Word. Does this qualify as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? I have felt my heart growing full and lighter as the joy of God has come back into my life, but was chilled to the bone when I read this passage. Can someone offer some perspective on this? Many, many thanks!
WasLost