Nor Cal's comments aren't worth a thread to refute, imho.
"You Blaspheme the Word of God, which is Christ, the Spirit of the Almighty, the Holy Ghost. And we all know what happens when you Blaspheme the Holy Ghost."
... no offense, Nor Cal; but that's completely incoherent - and I thought you and I usually agree on most stuff.
Matthew 12:24-32 - "...Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come."
The pharisees were saying that Jesus was casting out demons by the power of the devil. Jesus, of course, understood that His power and authority came from the Spirit of Almighty God.
According to this passage, someone could "blaspheme" Christ and later find repentance (though I would not recommend anyone try this). The Holy Spirit is ... "Someone else?" "Something else?" ... than "Christ, the Word of God."
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