Do not be afraid he has commanded you! Those who seek, will find. Those who knock, the door will be opened. Don't not allow the devil to hold
You In bondage any longer. You are forgiven the moment you repent but you must also forgive yourself to feel that peace.
1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
"..if we read the context of this sin [blasphemy against the Spirit] in chapter 12 of Matthew's Gospel, we can better understand the specific meaning derived from Matthew's account. In reading this chapter, I believe that the key phrase to understanding Jesus' words within the passage is found in verse 25 which states, "Jesus knew their thoughts..."
I believe that once we realize Jesus was pronouncing this judgment from the unique perspective of knowing not only their words, but their thoughts as well, what he then said to them opens up an additional perspective to the meaning. As such, I believe that it becomes obvious that Jesus knew that the Pharisees, upon witnessing this miracle [healing of a blind, mute, demon-possessed man], were like the others who witnessed it as well—they were also sensing the quickening of the Holy Spirit within their own hearts that this was indeed a true miracle of God, but the evil pride and arrogance within their hearts was so great that they willfully rejected this quickening from the Spirit.
Because Jesus knew this to be the state of their hearts, he felt moved to offer the warning to them so that they would know that by willfully rejecting the leading and quickening of the Holy Spirit, they could never receive the forgiveness, and with it, the salvation of God in Christ, because just as we who are now born again know, the salvation of God is received at the indwelling of the Holy Spirit within us.
