The Unpardonable Sin

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A special case had just taken place (Matt. 12:2222Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. (Matthew 12:22)). A demon had been cast out by the Lord. The Pharisees had seen it; they could not deny it; and yet, rather than acknowledge that the miracle had been wrought by the power of the Spirit of God, they deliberately attribute it to Beelzebub, the prince of the demons. This was an unpardonable blasphemy. Mark 3:3030Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. (Mark 3:30) makes this perfectly clear: "Because they [the scribes and Pharisees] said, He [Christ] hath an unclean spirit." To attribute to Satan what was the manifest work of the Holy Ghost, showed up the incurable wickedness of the religious leaders of that day.
In order to deprive many people of the knowledge and joy of salvation, Satan has often raised the question, Is it possible for one who has done so-and-so to be saved? Let the harassed one triumphantly point to Acts 16:3131And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:31), and say, It is impossible for one who believes on the Lord Jesus Christ to be lost!