Introduction

I. The Good Confession

   A. A Public Faith or No Faith (1 Tim. 6:11-14)

   B. A General and Universal Principle (Rom.
10:9-10)

II. The Unpardonable Sin
       
   A. The Bad Confession

     • A public, verbal sin (Matt. 12:24)
     • Not new to the NT.  (Num. 15:30-31; Ps.
19:13; Ex. 34:6-7; cf. Acts 7:51-53)
     • A sin against the Holy Spirit (Jn. 16:8-15;
Matt. 12:31-32; Mk. 3:28-30)

   B. The Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (cf.
11:49-51; Acts 7:51-53; 1 Thess. 2:14-16)

     • The final act of a persistent rejection, and
refusal to hear and heed God's message of salvation.
     • Once the Holy Spirit is poured out on the Day
of Pentecost, and salvation is preached in Christ's
name by the power of the Spirit, a refusal of that
message of salvation would fill-up the full measure
of guilt, and seal Israel's doom.

“The sin here referred to by Jesus must consist in a
conscious, willful, intentional blasphemy of the
clearly recognized revelation of God's grace in
Christ through the Holy Ghost, a revelation which
nevertheless out of hate and hostility is ascribed to
the devil.” (Dr. Impeta, quoted in Geldenhuys, p.
352)

III. The Perseverance of the Saints

   A. Convinced of Better Things for You (cf. Heb.
6:4-9)

   B. The Holy Spirit will Teach You (cf. Acts)

Conclusion