Mark 3:28-30

TITLE : Point of No Return TEXT : Mark 3:28-30 PROPOSITION : Every sin confessed will be forgiven. QUESTION : What? KEY WORD : Definitions READING : Same INTRODUCTION : 1. Much misunderstanding about the unpardonable sin. 2. What is it? Have I done it? 3. Examine the definitions of this subject. Specifics of this incident A. The charge - He casts out devils by Beelzebub. 22 B. The response - 3 arguments

1. Can Satan cast out Satan? house divided 23-26

2. Robber must overpower to rob the house. 27

3. All sin is forgiven. 28

[a] 1 John 1:7 "cleanse from ALL sin"

[b] 1 John 1:9 "IF we confess"

[c] ALL sin CONFESSED is forgiven.

C. The result 1. Blaspheme = contemptuous speech, rail, revile [a] Not just "to speak against" [b] IS: Total, complete rejection, contempt 2. Holy Spirit [a] God the Father - Patriarchal Age [b] God the Son - Mosaical Age [c] God the H. S. - Christian Age 3. Never has forgiveness. WHY? [a] Will not seek forgiveness. Hebrews 6:4-6 [b] Will not confess sin. 1 John 1:9 [c] NOT - Unpardonable BUT - Unpardoned Learn some important truths A. There is a point of no return. Don't pass it. B. God is ALWAYS ready to forgive. C. We are not always ready to seek forgiveness. D. Reject, reject, reject - run out of offers. E. If you are concerned - have not gone too far!