Luke 11:24-26

Luke 11:24-26. "When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first." By comparing these verses with what goes before, it is confirmed that apostasy is one great ingredient or constituent of the unpardonable sin. For it is manifest Christ says this of those same Pharisees spoken of before, that said He cast out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils. It is more manifest still by comparing what is said in this place with Matthew 12:42-45. There, speaking of the unclean spirit being gone out of a man, and returning again, etc., He adds, "Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation." It seems there was a time when these Pharisees had much of the common influences of the Spirit of God, and the unclean spirit for a season seemed to be gone out of them; and this, probably, was a consequence of the awakening they were the subjects of by John the Baptist's preaching; but, after the illuminations they then had, it seems that their religion greatly degenerated (though they were still very religious in their way). They were exceedingly lifted up with spiritual pride, and fell into the condemnation of the devil, and at last into the unpardonable sin. Hence it is manifest that we nowhere in Scripture have any description of the unpardonable sin, but that apostasy is one thing that constitutes it.

Luke 11:44