Reading Time: 9 minutesQuestion 4084. Few questions are as heavy as this one, and I never treat it lightly: is there a point of no return, a place where a person has so hardened themselves against God that they can no longer respond to the gospel at all? My settled answer, drawn carefully from Scripture, is that yes,…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 4154. The fear of the unforgivable sin is one of the heaviest burdens I am ever asked to help carry, and it tends to settle on the most sensitive souls rather than the careless ones. People come convinced they have ruined themselves forever, replaying some thought or word and bracing for a verdict of…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 4153. Can a true Christian commit the unforgivable sin? I want to answer that plainly at the very start, because leaving it hanging only prolongs the fear: no, a genuine believer in Jesus cannot commit the unforgivable sin. That answer needs explaining and grounding, but I do not want anyone reading on in needless…
Reading Time: 9 minutesQuestion 4152. Few questions arrive in a pastor’s study carrying more fear than this one, and the unforgivable sin has tormented more tender consciences than almost any other phrase in the Bible. People lie awake convinced they have crossed a line from which there is no coming back. So I want to handle this with…