📖 Mark 3:28–29 (KJV) Forgiveness and the Unforgivable Sin


📖 Mark 3:28–29 (KJV):
“Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.”

“All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men”

  • Jesus opens with a sweeping promise — forgiveness is available for all sins.

  • God’s mercy is greater than our failures when we repent.

📖 Isaiah 1:18 (KJV):
“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”

👉 Meaning: God’s grace covers every kind of sin, no matter how deep.

“And blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme”

  • Even words spoken against God can be forgiven.

  • Peter denied Jesus with his lips, yet was restored.

📖 1 Timothy 1:13 (KJV):
“Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.”

👉 Meaning: Ignorant blasphemy can be forgiven when repentance comes.

“But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost”

  • This is deliberate, willful rejection of the Spirit’s testimony of Christ.

  • It is not a careless slip of the tongue, but a hardened heart that calls the work of the Spirit evil.

📖 Hebrews 10:29 (KJV):
“Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant… and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?”

👉 Meaning: Rejecting the Spirit’s witness leaves no path to forgiveness, because the heart refuses the only source of mercy.

“Hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation”

  • The consequence is eternal separation from God.

  • Forgiveness is available in Christ alone — to reject Him is to choose judgment.

📖 John 3:36 (KJV):
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”

👉 Meaning: Eternal life or eternal judgment rests on how we respond to the Spirit’s testimony of Jesus.

🙏 Reflective Prayer from Mark 3:28–29

Abba Father, in the name of Jesus,
I thank You for the breadth of Your mercy, that all sins can be forgiven through Christ. Lord Jesus, keep my heart tender, never hardened against the Spirit. Guard me from unbelief, rebellion, and pride that resists Your truth.

Holy Spirit, I welcome You. Lead me into truth, convict me when I stray, and keep me close to Jesus. May my lips, my life, and my heart testify to the goodness of God. Let me rejoice daily in the forgiveness that is mine in Christ, and help me to call others into this mercy before it is too late.

In Jesus Almighty name, Amen.

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