You Shall Have Power Part 10 7/13/2025

Matthew 12:22-32  nkjv22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” 25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. 30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad. 31 “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.

 ❓Have you ever worried about blaspheming the Holy Spirit❓ Have you ever heard someone blaspheme the Holy Spirit that knew better?

💥  When working with youth, one of the recurring questions I was often asked was about  blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

• Fear when they remembered some foolish comments they had made about the charismatic groups and their behavior.
• Joined in with their leaders when they accused what they saw not being of God.
• When they out and out stood against things about the Holy Spirit that they later began to wonder if they had been wrong about those things.

⭐  What is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?1.   Matthew 12:24-27)  Knowingly and deliberately giving the devil credit for the works of the Holy Spirit.  24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” 25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? 

• You knowingly call the work of the Holy Spirit the work of the devil.

2.   A rejection of the Holy Spirit’s work in leading people to repentance and faith in Christ. Matthew 12:24)  24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” 

• You don’t care whether you have blasphemed or not.

3.  Having your conscience seared with a hot iron. 1 Timothy 4:2) speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,

• You don’t care about the things of God.

4.   A constant and continual rejection of the truth that the Holy Spirit reveals to the heart.       1 Thessalonians 2:9-12)  The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, ...

💥  So what is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?It's not simply speaking against the Holy Spirit, but it is rejecting the Holy Spirit's work while knowing it is from God.  It’s deliberately attributing the Holy Spirit's power to demonic forces.  It's deliberately and constantly rejecting God's truth and work. It’s deliberately leading individuals away from repentance and faith in Christ.

💥   What blasphemy is NOT:1. A fleeting, tormenting thought against the Holy Spirit. 

• A moment of doubt or anger.
• Satan playing tricks on the mind to get you to think evil.

2. If you worry that you have blasphemed, you haven’t!! 

• 1 Timothy 4:2)  Conscious not sheared. 

3. In times when things were done in total ignorance.  

• Forgive them; they know not what they do.

What does this teach?I. Be wise in speaking about the Holy Spirit! 

• The subject is very important to God.
  • The lack of teaching in the church
  • What we have been taught by mankind may not necessarily be the Bible.

Matthew 12:34-37)  34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

II. Be filled with the Spirit. (The new era)The truth that comes directly from God! The best guard against speaking falsehoods and untruths about the Holy Spirit and the works of God is to listen and walk in the Spirit.John 16:13) However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

💥  A NEW PRESENCE OF GOD! John 14:17) the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.

• For those who know Him

💥  The Pharisees knew what was going on because of God.This was a warning for the future religious people

• TV evangelist ( May be wrong and doing things for the wrong reason, but God can still use them.)   Philippians 1:15,18)  Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: v18) What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.

31 “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.

III. Be mindful of the grace of God!  Micah 7:18) Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.⭐   God delights in forgiving our sins, so certainly He has not created or defined some obscure sin which we could accidentally commit and which is incapable of being forgiven by God.