The Unforgivable Sin Is Not What You Think | Difficult Passage #5
Sean McDowell
apologetics
February 8, 2026
Many Christians fear they may have committed the unforgivable sin, which Jesus mentions in Matthew 12. What is it? And can people commit it today? In this conversation, Dr. Ken Berding explains what blasphemy of the Holy Spirit really is, and why most people worrying about it have not committed it at all.
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READ: What is the Unforgivable Sin? What is Blasphemy against the Spirit?https://kennethberding.com/2021/02/01/what-is-the-unforgiveable-sin-what-is-blasphemy-against-the-spirit/
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Scripture
MatthewMatthew 12
Topics
blasphemyholy spiritholy ghostnew testamentgospelsunderstandingexegesishermeneuticsunderstandmark

















