Questions & Answers
Questions 296 (COD Page 1027)
Brother Branham, what did Jesus mean in Matthew 12, verse 32, where Jesus said, “Whosoever speaketh a word against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come”? Please explain these verses of Scripture for me. Thank you. And it’s got the man’s name; he’s a minister. All right.
149 Brother, I’m–you’re a theologian, I’m not. But I’d like to say this, that Jesus said, “Whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven him.” In other words, to put it with the rest of the Scripture, “All manner of sin shall be forgiven man, but blaspheming the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.” Blaspheme of the Holy Ghost is to make fun of, talk about, ridicule, do something like that is when you cross the line between right and wrong.
150 Now, if you see the Holy Spirit...For instance, what if the Holy Spirit would come down here and discern like It does, and what if that would be the Holy Ghost, and you didn’t believe It was, and you went out and made fun of It and talked about It; I don’t care what you ever do, you’re finished. And you cannot do it. That proves right there that you’re not of God, because the Seed of God remains in the man and he cannot sin. And what is sin? Unbelief. When he sees the Word made manifest, he’ll believe It. And he can only...
151 See, there’s only one sin, only one sin. How many knows that? That’s unbelief. That’s right. Committing adultery’s not a sin. Smoking cigarettes, telling lies, swearing, that’s not sin. That’s attributes of unbelief. You do it, because you’re not a believer. That’s right. So, see, there’s only one sin, and that’s unbelief. “He that believeth not is condemned already.” No matter what he does or nothing, he’s condemned to start with. All right.