Blasphemy!

but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin. (Mark 3:29)

As a Catholic I have always been taught that this verse tells us that the only unforgivable sin is that of despair. To despair by turning one's back on God and refusing to accept that He can forgive our sins is in effect blaspheming His name. It is blasphemous to suggest that God is incapable of granting us forgiveness when we err. If we choose to turn our back on Him and deny Him, we will be left unforgiven and hardened of heart.

Gomorrah No-More-Ah

for we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it. (Genesis 19:13)

I often wonder just how bad the people in Sodom were to incur the wrath of God? Then I think of modern times and wonder how far we are from suffering a similar fate?

Random Thoughts - I

Thence he removed to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar and called on the name of the Lord. (Gen 12:8)

According to wikipedia, Bethel is north of Jerusalem and Bethlehem is south of Jerusalem. I thought we had learned in Bible Study that it was the same city which I found interesting since it would suggest that Jesus' Jewish ancestry, going all the way back to Abraham, all revolved around the same exact spot. Either way, the Old Testament makes one pause to consider the spans of generations it covers, especially for Americans, whose country is just over 200 years old.

But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sar'ai, Abram's wife. (Gen 12:17)

It's no wonder Judaism was never adopted in Egypt! The house of Pharaoh was inflicted not once, but twice by the God of the Jews! Makes one wonder why Pharaoh in Moses' time was so unbelieving after the first of God's plagues. Just further proof that history repeats itself yet man never seems to take notice...