Matthew 9:1-8
Jesus Heals a Crippled Man
Matthew 9:9-13
Reaching Sinners And Tax Collectors
Matthew 9:14-26
The Traditions of Judaism
Matthew 9:27-38
The Need For Laborers
Matthew 10:1-15
Qualifications of The Twelve Apostles
Matthew 10:16-31
Religious Opposition to Christ’s Followers
Matthew 10:32-42
The Service of Christian Workers
Matthew 11:1-19
Doubting of John The Baptist
Matthew 11:20-24
Clear Teaching of The Word
Matthew 11:25-30
Finding Rest From Your Burdens
Matthew 12:1-14
The Sabbath Law
Matthew 12:15-21
Preaching Teaching and Healing
Matthew 12:22-37
What is The Unpardonable Sin
Matthew 12:46-50
Need For Personal Relationship With Jesus
Matthew 13:1-9
Teaching in Parables
Matthew 13:10-17
The Secret Message
Matthew 13:18-30
The Parable of The Seeds
Matthew 13:24-35
Stories About a Mustard Seed And Yeast
Matthew 13:36-43
The Story About The Weeds
Matthew 13:44-52
What The Kingdom of Heaven is Like
Matthew 13:53-58
Jesus is Rejected in His Home Town
Matthew 14:1-12
Herod Antipas’ False Assumption
Matthew 14:13-21
Steps to Problem Solving
Matthew 14:22-36
The Storms of Life
Matthew 15:1-9
The Teaching of Ancestors
Matthew 15:10-20
What Really Makes People Unclean
What is The Unpardonable Sin
Matthew 12:22–37
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A man is brought to Jesus in who was blind, unable to speak and possessed with a demon. Jesus immediately healed him and the people were astonished (v. 22-23). The Pharisees accused Him of doing this in the power of Beelzebul (another name for Satan) (v. 24). Jesus gave three arguments to answer them:
These next verses have been referred to as the unpardonable sin. The big question is - Can it be committed today, and if so how? First of all Jesus made it clear that all sins can be forgiven (v. 31). Then what is blasphemy? It has been defined as intentionally speaking evil against the Holy Spirit (v. 32). But even blasphemy Jesus says can be forgiven just as any other sin when it is confessed and repented of. Then what was blasphemy against the Holy Spirit which was more serious? Warren Wiersbe explains it this way. “When the leaders rejected John the Baptist, they were rejecting the Father who sent him. When they rejected Jesus, they were rejecting the Son but when they rejected the Holy Spirit that is the end. There is no more witness.” This means that the “unpardonable sin” is the final rejection of Jesus.
You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces (v. 33). Our words say what is in our hearts (v. 34). Good people produce good things and evil people produce evil things (v. 35). On the day of judgment we will have to give account for every careless word spoken (vv. 36-37).
Application
Do you know anyone who has committed the “unpardonable sin"? Not if they are still alive because as long as a person is rational he can still be forgiven.
Matthew 12:22-37 (English Standard Version)
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