Can a Christian Have a Demon?everlasting life." So "tasting of the Heavenly Gift" refers
to salvation—receiving Jesus Christ as his Savior.
Then, third, "... and were made partakers of the Holy
Ghost" (Heb. 6:4). Jesus told me that means more than
being born again and becoming acquainted with the
Holy Spirit through His indwelling Presence (John
14:16,17). It refers to being filled with the Holy Spirit—
having received the baptism in the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5;
2:4).
Then, fourth, "And have tasted the good word of God
..." (Heb. 6:5). Jesus said this can't apply to baby
Christians. They haven't tasted the good Word of God.
Baby Christians are still on the "sincere milk of the
Word." First Peter 2:2 tells us: "As newborn babes,
desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow
thereby."
Another translation calls it "the solid meat of God's
word." In other words, babes in Christ couldn't qualify
for committing the unpardonable sin because they
haven't tasted the solid meat of God's Word. They're
only on the milk of the Word.
Only those who have had some degree of spiritual
growth and who fully understand the seriousness of
denying Christ and are experienced in the solid meat of
the Word could be guilty of committing this sin.
Jesus pointed out the similarity between spiritual
and physical growth. He said baby Christians can't be
guilty of committing the unpardonable sin because they
wouldn't be mature enough to know what they are
doing.
The fifth condition for committing the unpardonable
sin is that a person has “... tasted ... the powers of the
world to come" (Heb. 6:5). Jesus explained to me what