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Offline Ladislaus

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Re: Blasphemy Against Holy Ghost?
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2021, 02:59:12 PM »
Quote from: Änσnymσus on April 12, 2021, 02:36:18 PM
What if you have a thought against the holy ghost come into your mind and don't say it out loud. Are you then damned forever? That could happen to anyone?

Yes, we know who you are.  No, even if you utter blasphemies out loud against the Holy Spirit, that is not what is unforgiveable.  Just think about it for a moment.  In the Scripture passage, did the Pharisees themselves ever blaspheme the Holy Spirit directly, by name, out loud.  What did they do?  They attributed the works of Our Lord to the devil.  Our Lord did what He did in order to establish His credibility as God, which credibility is then what leads to supernatural faith.  So the resistance to recognizing God's work in Our Lord is what was referred to as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.  Refusing to recognize God as having revealed in Christ is THE obstacle to supernatural faith and to salvation.
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Offline Cryptinox

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Re: Blasphemy Against Holy Ghost?
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2021, 05:33:04 PM »
Quote from: Ladislaus on April 12, 2021, 02:59:12 PM
Yes, we know who you are.  No, even if you utter blasphemies out loud against the Holy Spirit, that is not what is unforgiveable.  Just think about it for a moment.  In the Scripture passage, did the Pharisees themselves ever blaspheme the Holy Spirit directly, by name, out loud.  What did they do?  They attributed the works of Our Lord to the devil.  Our Lord did what He did in order to establish His credibility as God, which credibility is then what leads to supernatural faith.  So the resistance to recognizing God's work in Our Lord is what was referred to as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.  Refusing to recognize God as having revealed in Christ is THE obstacle to supernatural faith and to salvation.
What if someone rejects it but converts later on?
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Offline Emile

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Re: Blasphemy Against Holy Ghost?
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2021, 06:14:30 PM »
Quote from: Cryptinox on April 12, 2021, 05:33:04 PM
What if someone rejects it but converts later on?
I think that is why it is called "final" impenitence.
As long as you draw breath you can repent.

Although I think Ladislaus makes a very good point that the problem starts by rejecting the initial graces, which leads further into hardness of heart, error, and eventually damnation.


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this rejection of these INITIAL impulses from the Holy Spirit prevent a soul from coming to the faith

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