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For Wednesday evening services, the Lord has lead me to do a Bible study for practical Bible verses in Matthew. Please come back to these Bible lessons in order to review them and learn them. Whenever we have learned the meaning of Bible verses and think about them throughout each day, we will be in perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3). Not only that, but when we are in a situation in our daily lives and are tempted to sin, we can think back to what we have learned from the Bible and say to ourselves, "The Bible says to not do what I am tempted to say, think, do, and/or desire right now, so I am going to refuse to give in to this temptation." This is what Romans 12:2 means, and it says, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." This is also the pattern that Jesus used when the devil tempted Him to sin in Matthew 4:1-11.
Chapter 12
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
Matthew 12:22-32 -
22Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. (The Pharisees accused Jesus of using Satan's power to cast the demon out of the man.)
25And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 26And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? 27And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. 28But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. 29Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. (Jesus was saying that it is impossible for Him to cast demons out of people by using Satan's power.)
30He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. (This means if you aren't following Jesus right now (Chapter 39 of this book - www.areyousureyouaresaved.com describes how to follow Jesus.), you are against Him. Therefore, if you have prayed or made a decision to become a Christian, but you haven't been living the way chapter 39 of this book - www.areyousureyouaresaved.com describes, please follow this website - http://chriswaug5.wix.com/makingsure)
31Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men (God’s purpose for your life is for you to become more and more conformed to the image of His Son (Romans 8:29). God won’t allow any sin that you have thought, said, or done stop you from trusting the blood that Jesus shed on the cross to erase your sins and let you into heaven. You might have thought, said, or committed every sin imaginable, but if you have a broken and contrite heart (This means if you are sorry.), you can be forgiven (Psalm 51:17).): but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 32And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. (God will not forgive someone if they “never in their life” feel sorry for their sins; this is what the second part of Matthew 12:31 means, which says, “but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.” Jesus had been preaching and performing miracles for two years when this event occurred, and the Pharisees who committed the unpardonable sin (which means that this sin can’t be forgiven) had to have heard many of Jesus’ messages and seen many of His miracles. This evidence clearly proved that Jesus is the Son of God and the Savior of the world. The Holy Ghost is the third person in the Trinity, which represents God in three ways – God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. One of the Holy Ghost’s purposes is to urge people to repent and accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior so they can go to heaven when they leave this world. For two years, the Holy Ghost proved to the Pharisees who committed the unpardonable sin that Jesus is the Son of God and the Savior of the world, but they repeatedly refused to believe that. Every time someone is urged by the Holy Ghost to get saved and they decide not to do that, their heart becomes harder. Tragically, someone can keep putting off that decision, and their heart can become so hard that they are unable to get saved (This is explained in Proverbs 29:1). This is exactly what happened to the Pharisees. After two years, there wasn’t any more evidence the Pharisees needed to realize that Jesus is the Son of God and the Savior of the world. They proved that there was no hope for them to be saved when they concluded that Jesus got his power to cast the demon out of the man from Satan, and they never changed their mind, they wasn’t sorry, or they never asked God to forgive them for thinking and saying that. This is the definition of the sin that can’t be forgiven (the unpardonable sin).)
If you have prayed or made a decision to become a Christian, and you worry that you have said, thought, or done something that God won't forgive, and you would like God to forgive you, then worry no more because He will forgive you. Just ask God to forgive you for those things, and try your best not to say, think, or do it again. For more information on this, please follow this website - http://chriswaug5.wix.com/makingsure
If you have not prayed or made a decision to become a Christian, and you worry that you have said, thought, or done something that God won't forgive, and you would like God to forgive you, then worry no more because He will forgive you. Please follow this website - http://chriswaug5.wix.com/howtogotoheaven
If you have prayed or made a decision to become a Christian, but you are not sure if you are really a Christian (Hebrews 11:6, Matthew 21:18-22, 1 John 5:14, and Hebrews 11:1), please follow this website - http://chriswaug5.wix.com/howtogotoheaven