When people do bad things, is there anything (sin) unforgivable for God?

The answer for is – absolutely not! And that is great news.

I want you to do something. Go grab your Bible and read Luke 12:1-12. Read that right now, and then come back and finish reading this e-mail.


In verse 10 it said, “…anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.” That doesn’t sound exactly like my answer to your question, does it? Well, here’s the deal - In Luke chapter 12, Jesus asks that his disciples keep focused on God, and not be distracted, so they can walk confidently with him. So what’s the deal with blasphemy? Start by looking up the word blasphemy in the dictionary.

Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is more than just cursing God, even though that is what the dictionary says. It refers to a total rejection of God. This is not so much a sin of the moment as it is of one’s entire life, a rejection of God’s message and testimony. That’s a good way to understand it. Thoughts may pop into our head without our control or desire, we may say things (in anger or confusion) that are against God, and we may even intentionally do things against God that can be called blasphemy BUT BUT BUT that is way different than rejecting the Holy Spirit with your ENTIRE LIFE!!! If you have never given your heart to Jesus, and you reject him for your whole life, and then you die, then you have not received God’s forgiveness.

Did I explain the difference well enough between God forgiving any sin you ask him to forgive, and God not being able to forgive your sins because you refuse to ask him? He WANTS to forgive any and all sins, but he doesn’t if you don’t ask him.

Here’s a passage from Romans 5:18-19 from the Message (which reads a little bit different than our NIV Bibles). It captures the meaning of Jesus’ sacrifice for us really well. Check this out …

18-19Here it is in a nutshell: Just as one person did it wrong and got us in all this trouble with sin and death, another person did it right and got us out of it. But more than just getting us out of trouble, he got us into life! One man said no to God and put many people in the wrong; one man said yes to God and put many in the right.

You see that? Even though Adam got humanity in trouble, Jesus died for us, and got us out of the mess we were in. That can’t be undone. You follow Jesus and if you have questions about your own sins, boldly ask Jesus for forgiveness, and he will forgive you.