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Originally Posted by Melody
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Are you referring to the unforgivable sin? Or sin in general?
Pride would be to me the greater sin in general.
The other would be grieving the Holy Spirit; aka, the/a continual and deliberate sin; rejection of the Holy Spirit to Christ and his word and work. As long as you are willing to repent, you have not committed the unforgivable sin.
John 19:11-
Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin."
Jesus was speaking to Pilate.
John 18:28-32-
28 Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate came out to them and asked, "What charges are you bringing against this man?"
30 "If he were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have handed him over to you.”
31 Pilate said "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." "But we have no right to execute anyone," they objected. 32 This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.
The Jewish leaders were guilty of a greater sin here.
Then there is Matt.12: 30-32-
30 "Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 31 And so I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and blasphemy. But blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
Ehp.4: 30-
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Other scriptures that are useful: Dt.29: 18-21; Is. 5:20;
Acts 7:51; 1Thess.5: 19; Heb.3: 8-13; Ro.1: 28.
Hope that helps.
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