"WHY ARE YOU WEEPING?" 171
"Yes," she said with a troubled look.
"Young lady," I said, "the very fact that you are worried
means that you did not blaspheme the Spirit."
You see, blasphemy is an act of the will that does not
carry worry with it.
Blasphemy is cursing Jesus and saying, "I don't care
what He did!" It is saying, "Who cares how precious the
blood is?" Blasphemy is insulting what God did and doing
it willfully.
You say, "Well, Benny, how do I know I'll never
commit that sin?" You will not commit that sin as long as
you never want to commit it.
Look closely at what Christ said. He said anyone who
"speaks" against the Spirit will not be forgiven. That word
is vital to Christ's message. To speak indicates a deliberate
act. It's more than an idle thought. Your entire body
becomes involved in the act of uttering a word.
If the spirit is blasphemed, He is reviled by those who
have made a decision to blaspheme. It's an act of volition, a
choice you must exercise.
Where is Satan in all of this? From dealing with people
as a minister, I know how the devil comes to people and
tries to fill their minds with evil thoughts about the Holy
Ghost. Would you expect any less of him? Perhaps it has
happened to you.
Have you ever had some "unbecoming" thought enter
your mind that you wish had never come? Who launched
that evil thought in your direction? Of course it was Satan.
But did you speak that thought out loud? No! The reason
you kept silent was that it was not your thought.
elliott
(Elliott)
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