{"id":204,"date":"2022-12-28T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=204&2022"},"modified":"2022-12-26T17:00:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T00:00:20","slug":"never-forgiven-luke-12-1-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/never-forgiven-luke-12-1-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Forgiven: Luke 12:1-12"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: Luke 12:1-12 (GW)<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\">\r\n<p><sup>1\u00a0<\/sup>Meanwhile, thousands of people had gathered. They were so crowded that they stepped on each other. Jesus spoke to his disciples and said, \u201cWatch out for the yeast of the Pharisees. I\u2019m talking about their hypocrisy.  <sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>Nothing has been covered that will not be exposed. Whatever is secret will be made known.  <sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight. Whatever you have whispered in private rooms will be shouted from the housetops.<\/p> <p><sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cMy friends, I can guarantee that you don\u2019t need to be afraid of those who kill the body. After that they can\u2019t do anything more.  <sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>I\u2019ll show you the one you should be afraid of. Be afraid of the one who has the power to throw you into hell after killing you. I\u2019m warning you to be afraid of him.<\/p> <p><sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cAren\u2019t five sparrows sold for two cents? God doesn\u2019t forget any of them.  <sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>Even every hair on your head has been counted. Don\u2019t be afraid! You are worth more than many sparrows.  <sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>I can guarantee that the Son of Man will acknowledge in front of God\u2019s angels every person who acknowledges him in front of others.  <sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>But God\u2019s angels will be told that I don\u2019t know those people who tell others that they don\u2019t know me.  <sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>Everyone who says something against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But the person who dishonors the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.<\/p> <p><sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWhen you are put on trial in synagogues or in front of rulers and authorities, don\u2019t worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say.  <sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>At that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you must say.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke 12:1-12&amp;version=gw\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">Luke 12:1-12<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>In today\u2019s journal entry, we are discussing a passage that includes a verse that I don\u2019t really understand very well. One of the previous times I was studying it, the idea for today\u2019s journal entry was uncovered.<\/p>\r\n<p>Near the end of this passage, Jesus speaks the following words, <strong>\u201cEveryone who says something against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But the person who dishonors the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.\u201d<\/strong> (v.\u00a010)<\/p>\r\n<p>For a long time this passage has made me think and wonder about what makes one member of the Godhead (the Holy Spirit) better or different than another (Jesus)? Why would saying something against Jesus be any different than saying something against the Holy Spirit?<\/p>\r\n<p>This is one of those \u201cchallenging\u201d verses, but that morning, while studying, my thoughts shifted to thinking about roles instead of positions. All three members of the Godhead are \u201cGod\u201d (position), but what role does each member play \u2013 especially looking at the role of the Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit?<\/p>\r\n<p>Jesus came to take the punishment we deserved upon Himself and to pay a debt He did not owe, so humanity <em>(who did deserve punishment for our sins)<\/em> could be restored into a relationship with God.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Holy Spirit is sent to convict us of sin and point us to Jesus. <\/p>\r\n<p>If we were to make a diagram of this, we would see the Holy Spirit with an arrow pointing to Jesus, and we would be in the middle of that arrow.<\/p>\r\n<p>With this in mind, let\u2019s look back at Jesus\u2019 words. <strong>\u201cEveryone who says something against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But the person who dishonors the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.\u201d<\/strong> (v.\u00a010)<\/p>\r\n<p>The thought I had that morning while studying was this: <strong>If we reject the Holy Spirit, whose role is to convict us of sin in our lives, there is no way for us to even be able to see sin, which keeps us from asking (or thinking we even need) forgiveness, and we never move towards Jesus \u2013 the only One who can \u201csave\u201d us.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"aj-wrap-up--204\" class=\"aj-wrap-up\"><p><em>This thought was inspired by studying the <strong>Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, <a class=\"underline\" href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/\" title=\"Check out Reflective Bible Study!\">click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p><p><em><a class=\"underline\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onClick=\"rbs_aj_inline_subscribe(this, '204');\">Subscribe<\/a> to this blog and never miss an insight.<\/em><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In today\u2019s journal entry, we are discussing a passage that includes a verse that I don\u2019t really understand very well. One of the previous times I was studying it, the idea for today\u2019s journal entry was uncovered. 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