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- terapressnell
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- 1y ago
I want to believe in my salvation
I constantly believe that the words “I blas—— the H——G——,” are an unforgivable sin, and I cannot get them out of my head.
I constantly believe that the words “I blas—— the H——G——,” are an unforgivable sin, and I cannot get them out of my head.
I went through that when I was younger, It was dark times. One thing to remember is that if you’re worried about doing it that means you haven’t
I feel bad that you are so afraid of this that you are even unable to type it. The sin was unpardonable in what in literal Greek was the aion or age meaning during that time and the time that was to follow. An aion is always a limited duration of time. It had nothing to do with an eternal punishment or separation from God. God is love and love holds no records of wrongs. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. I hope you find peace from your distress.
That is a hard one for sure. Dealt with it myself. So don't feel that you are alone, many deal with this. I don't know if you follow Jaimie Eckert and Mark DeJesus but both cover this topic.
I've had that same fear before. I'm sorry, it's super rough, I know. And when I had that worry, I could feel my throat swelling up like I was about to say it out loud, and that if I did slip up and say it, that was the end. It was horrible, and I'm really sorry. I'm here if you want to talk. :)
@Anonymous You have no idea how much like what you described I am! Thank you for making me feel that I am not the only one.
@terapressnell No prob! There is a video that I watched that helped me to feel better about the topic -- if you want me to send it to you I could easily do that. It might help, and it might not. Either way, I'm here for you if you need me. :)
@Anonymous I would LOVE to view the video. Do you have a link?
@terapressnell I believe this is that video that I watched. https://youtu.be/IgJSoN0Bwj0?si=KzIoXJoJ4U_LKySt But this one is also good. https://youtu.be/uIb7zvS5cIs?si=WZrRWk0jpCahy7bE And I've actually heard a lot of interpretations of the unforgivable sin (someone even mentioned one below), but none of them have been the way you and I fear. So these videos might not give a definitive answer, but I think they may expand your knowledge. I should probably remind you to not continue watching these videos if they become a compulsion. But, I also know that if you're seeking knowledge in a not compulsive way, then it might not be bad. Research about obsessions is iffy, but I believe it's not all inherently bad. Stay strong! :)
Hi everyone. I realize this string is pretty old....I recently published a book called "Waging War Against OCD - A Christian Approach to Victory." You can see more details at WagingWarAgainstOCD.com
I dont specifically talk about the impardonable sin....but here is my take: Revelation 3:20 says: Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me." And the end of John 6:37 states "the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out". And of course John 3:16 states that whoever believes on Christ will not perish but have everlasting life. So from these verses, we can know that the one who commits this sin (if it even possible in today's age...it may have only been possible when Christ was here on earth and people witnessed them first hand) will never believe in Christ, come to Christ, or want to be with Christ. Therefore, if you want to know Christ then you have not committed that sin. There is no scenario where someone wants to truly repent and believe Christ and is then turned away. The impardonable sin paints the picture of a heart so hardened in pride that they can't (b/c they dont want to!) see Christ for who He is....namely, the Savior of the world. Because if they did, they would have to humble themselves and admit they are sinners in need of a Savior.
I am afraid of losing my salvation. I have improved from the fear of the unpardonable sin. Which is a huge blessing! But now i am constantly plagued by feelings and thoughts telling me if i do anything I will disown Jesus and lose all three parts of a God and that I have to go through the process of getting saved again. All ghese different doctrines are not helping. Some people say you can lose your salvation others say you definitely cannot. It is terrible.
I am a firm believer, a child of God, and deep down inside I know that God has me and loves me. With OCD though, I keep circling back to worries of the unpardonable sin; I analyze it again to try to find the answer, and there is no universally accepted answer so it’s impossible just to find one answer. In recent years I hadn’t doubted my salvation, but then during an OCD therapy session last year, I said something I did not mean (as a therapeutic exercise), and then I found out about the unpardonable sin a couple weeks later (interestingly I had read those bible verses before, and it never registered with me that Jesus was speaking of an unpardonable sin). I initially worried that what I had said may had been the unpardonable sin but now, looking back, I understand that it was not. I have since read many articles and listened to numerous sermons on what the unpardonable sin is. The fear was overwhelming, and I found myself having terrible (unwanted) thoughts in my head (that I will not type out); I did not believe any of these thoughts, and the more I tried not to think them, the more they kept coming back. I then had fears that I committed the unpardonable sin in my head, but knew that was nonsense. I remember praying in late November last year, telling God that I knew I had not committed this sin (it was not the first time I had prayed this, but I had peace after that prayer this time). The next day, I was hanging around my fiancé’s apartment while she was out, and I heard myself saying, “The Holy Spirit”, out loud. I then went into panic mode, because I was unsure as to why I had said “The Holy Spirit” out loud and was worried as to what I might have said prior to that; essentially, I was worried that I might have caught myself saying one of my terrible thoughts out loud. It scared the daylights out of me, but quite quickly I concluded I must had been thinking and speaking “Praise The Father, Son, and The Holy Spirit”, because I’d remembered thinking and (I believe) saying that out loud earlier that morning. The worry essentially comes back every now and again of “what if” I actually did say one of my terrible thoughts out loud. I love God, the faith He has given me is all that matters to me. I sometimes worry though that I have messed everything up. Does this all make sense? Any input here?
Hey guys, I’m really suffering right now. I’m not trying to promote a victim mentality or any of that so… I’m trying to let my thoughts go because my intrusive thoughts and obsessions revolve around the unforgivable sin and for some reason in my head I have horrible blasphemous thoughts on repeat that sometimes are not prompted (meaning triggered) and they absolutely violate my being. It isn’t a new problem for me but I feel like it’s evolved into ME not being able to think the name “Holy Spirit” without something vile or nasty coming out of my mind. Or it even at this point feels like my heart. It’s horrible. I went to a women’s retreat today and as we were talking about being “born again” I was TRIGGERED. I came in feeling like a child of God but the more these thoughts I had took place the more I felt like it wasn’t possible for me to be. I said it’s not new but I have a really hard time believing that it’s not my fault. Can anyone relate to thoughts feeling like they are 100% yours and that you are responsible? It’s completely messed up the dialogue in my mind it’s like I can’t speak in it anymore unless it’s blasphemy. I feel scared, but I know that God is working. Any encouragement or… thoughts?
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