Mark 3:20-30

Jesus and the Ruler of Demons Mark 3:20-30: When Jesus went home the crowd gathered again. There was not even an opportunity for Jesus to eat. Sadly when Jesus' own family heard what He was doing they went out to seize him and get him under control because they thought he was crazy. The scribes or teachers of the Law of Moses came from Jerusalem and said, "He is possessed by Beelzebub," and "by the prince of demons he casts out the demons."

Jesus often used parables in His teaching so He spoke to these people saying, "How can Satan cast out Satan? A nation or kingdom fighting against itself want last very long. A family that fights soon destroys itself. "If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand." Jesus was not doing what He did by the power of Satan. If Satan was fighting against himself he could not stand. When Jesus entered this world He entered the strong man's house and bound the strong man (Satan.) Everyone should recognize that what Jesus is doing is opposed to Satan and what Satan is doing is opposed to Jesus.

Jesus promised these people that they could be forgiven of every sin but that of blasphemes against the Holy Spirit. This person has no forgiveness. Jesus explained what this sin was. Jesus said blaspheme against the Holy Spirit was when people were saying that He had an evil spirit in Him. It was the sin of looking at the pure and holy life of Jesus Christ as being evil and from Satan. It is the soul's deliberate choice to call good evil and evil good.