Pay attention to the words I have bolded. LetвЂ™s look together at the central passage in the discussion, Matthew 12:24-37. Furthermore, it is an issue of the heart that manifests in your words. Blasphemy against the Spirit-the unforgivable sin-is ongoing hardening of your heart against the Holy Spirit who is trying to lead you to repent of sin and believe in Christ. What is blasphemy against the Spirit? What is the unforgiveable sin? But she apparently didnвЂ™t understand what blasphemy against the Holy Spirit was, and thereby came to worry that she might have committed the unforgiveable sin. She loved the Lord and wanted her life to please him. It is unlikely that this young woman had committed the unforgiveable sin. Her concern came out of Matthew 12:31, вЂњTherefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.вЂќ Had she, perchance, committed the unforgiveable sin? Our only hope is for the Lord to cleanse us not only of our particular sins, but of our fallenness in Adam.Some years ago, I counseled with a student who was paralyzed by a fear that she had committed the unforgiveable sin because of some terrible words she had uttered. David sinned because he was a sinner, just as all of us sin because we are born into this world fallen. Instead, it was born out of his innate depravity (v. His act with Bathsheba was no accident, and he could not excuse it as a momentary lapse in judgment. 51:4).Дavid's sin prompts him to consider the depth of his depravity. He well understands that since his sin is chiefly against his Maker, his only hope for restoration is from God Himself (Ps. David does not run away from God after having sinned rather, He runs to the Lord. Indeed, he seeks refuge in the Lord's revelation of His character as the 'God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness' (Ex. Even though David has fallen far, he has not forgotten God's covenant promise to forgive His repentant people. Instead, he casts himself on the 'abundant mercy' of the Lord (Ps. David does not approach God arrogantly or demand pardon as if it were somehow owed to Him. Augustine of Hippo comments on today's passage, 'An exalted king heard a prophet, let His humble people hear Christ.'ДЄs far as David's prayer of repentance itself, we should notice the way that he casts himself wholly on the mercy of our Creator.

Moreover, that David, God's chosen king, was required to heed God's revelation through an old covenant prophet means we have no excuse for ignoring God's command to repent given by Jesus the Messiah.

We must turn from sin in repentance unto Christ in faith. 10:17), so does repentance, for repentance is inseparable from faith. Just as faith comes by the hearing of the Word of God (Rom. This is in keeping with how the Lord works faith in our hearts.

And throughout all generations, believers have turned to Psalm 51 for assistance in expressing their repentance to the Lord.ДЄs the superscript to Psalm 51 tells us, this psalm was prompted by David's response 'when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.' When the words of God came to David through the prophet Nathan, David turned from his sin (2 Sam. Generations of Christians have understood this, for the first command our Savior ever gave was, 'Repent and believe in the gospel' (Mark 1:15). Repentance for sin and serving Christ go hand in hand, such that you cannot repent for sin unless you are a servant of Christ, and you cannot serve Christ unless you repent for sin.

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