“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us…”

2 Corinthians 4:7

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

1/24/11 WHAT IS THE UNFORGIVEABLE SIN ? HAVE U COMMITTED IT ?


1/24/11 cblog WHAT IS THE UNFORGIVEABLE SIN ? HAVE U COMMITTED IT ? Incarn "Have u ever asked what is the unforgiveable sin..denying the existence of the holy spirit..if so wrpped up in cynicism, evil,, cannot accept truth..see somebdoy liberated from bondage of evil sin & call it evil ..how abt things u will not give up ? We may struggle against sin..still struggling to get to god ..my cousin..generous loving woman..she married dan..a divorcee ..people were shocked b/c she married a divorced man..they styaed married for years but finally couldn't stand each other..and they split up ..[missed next point but it seemed to be something about dan being cynical or shallow] ..would a contemplative work in factory ? No, called differently... but all called to be devout ..that's why we're here..try to get a little closer to god..don't brag or pout .."

Heb 9.15-24 " Christ is mediator of a new covenant: since a death has taken place for deliverance from transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance. For Christ did not enter into a sanctuary made by hands, a copy of the true one, but heaven itself, that he might now appear before God on our behalf. Not that he might offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters each year into the sanctuary with blood that is not his own; if that were so, he would have had to suffer repeatedly from the foundation of the world. But now once for all he has appeared at the end of the ages to take away sin by his sacrifice. and after this the judgment, so also Christ offered once to take away the sins of many will appear a second time, not to take away sin but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await him "

Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6 Responsorial Psalm R. (1a) Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done
R. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous deeds.

Mk 3:22-30 "The scribes who had come fromx
Jerusalem said of Jesus,“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and“By the prince of demons he drives out demons.” Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables“How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand that is the end of him But no one can enter a strong man’s house to plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house Amen, I say to you, all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be forgiven them But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin.” For they had said, “He has an unclean spirit