Jesus's Big But

[Gabriel Reproba]

I recently read the following in a thread:

Because God is all forgiving

Friends, this really gets my dander up. Where do people learn these sorts of things? To be clear: God is in NO WAY "all-forgiving."

First off, if you commit ANY sin at all and you do not ask for forgiveness before you die, what do you think God will do? Will he shrug his impressive shoulders and say "Oh well, I know he did masturbate that one time and then died before asking for forgiveness, but he used his millions of dollars to save a whole continent from starvation. I will be 'all forgiving' and let him into heaven?" NO! He won't. He will say "BURN IN HELL YOU SINNER!"

Second, even if you DO ask for forgiveness, God will refuse you for at least one one UNFORGIVABLE SIN that Jesus told us about in great detail THREE DIFFERENT TIMES in the Bible:

“And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: BUTunto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.” – Jesus
Luke 12:10

“Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: BUT he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
” – Jesus
Mark 3:28-29

“Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: BUT the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And 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.
” -Jesus
Matthew 12:31-32

Basically, this means that the second you even think to yourself, "You know, there is absolutely no evidence for this Holy Spirit thing. In fact, there are tons of valid arguments against the existence of the Holy Spirit," even if you think it for a second and then apologize to Baby Jesus and pray for forgiveness for the rest of your life, you are damned to Hell forever and there is nothing you can do about it. (This is why it is a good idea for TrueChristians™ not to do too much thinking.)

Compare that to Hitler: If he asked for forgiveness on his deathbed, as long as he never blasphemed the Holy Spirit, he is in Heaven right now! Isn't that a nice thought? Anyone can get to heaven by 1) accepting Jesus as your LORD and Savior, and 2) never EVER even questioning the existence of the Holy Spirit in your entire life.

As I tell high-school students when I witness to them by having them read the quoted scripture above, "You may have been told that 'God is All-Forgiving.' While God will forgive must things IF you ask for forgiveness before you die, don't forget about Jesus's "BIG BUT." This gets a big laugh but it makes the point.

So, in closing, don't YOU forget about Jesus's big but!

[Talitha]

Re: Jesus's Big But

Preach it Brother!!!
Most of the Unsaved Trash we get in here are totally unaware Jesus had such a BIG BUT so you bringing it to their attention is wonderful.

[Gabriel Reproba]

Re: Jesus's Big But

Preach it Brother!!!
Most of the Unsaved Trash we get in here are totally unaware Jesus had such a BIG BUT so you bringing it to their attention is wonderful.

And most of those false "John 3:16" Christians out there (I am looking at you, Tim Tebow) don't even know about Jesus's huge but...even though it is staring them in the face every time they read the New Testament. Oh wait...that's right... They DON'T read the Bible because if they did, God's word would be too inconvenient to follow. Where do they get the message of what Christianity is all about? Hollywood movies, homo sexual preachers, their own conscience, all sort of places that are NOT the written word of God. All you have to do to be a TrueChristian™ is focus on the Bible and the rules in in like Jesus's big but.