A Sin Leading to Death<\/a>” for more details.<\/p>\nAll sins that have not been forgiven are punished in the same manner. “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death<\/i>” (Revelation 21:8). Most people don’t consider lying nearly as bad as committing a murder; yet, the end result of both sins is exactly the same. Hence, a person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, refuses to repent, and, thus, cannot gain forgiveness of his sin, will receive the same punishment as a murderer or a liar who could have been forgiven but never repented of his sin.<\/p>\n
Jesus spoke of this: “There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish”<\/i>” (Luke 13:1-5). Unless a person repents of his sins, it doesn’t matter what sin he is guilty of committing, he will face the same punishment reserved for every other sinner.<\/p>\n“For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment; and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly; and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly; and delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds) — then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment<\/i>” (I Peter 2:4-9).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: You said that sin is sin in the eyes of God, but Mark 3:22-30\u00a0says there is an unforgivable sin. Isn’t that a sin worse than forgivable sins? 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What do I do?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 27, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Again I have been worrying about the possibility of my having committed a sin that I can never be forgiven of. In Matthew 12 besides using the word \"blasphemy,\" it uses \"speaks against\" as well. If a person speaks anything bad about God, how can they be forgiven? 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I know it's said that the unforgivable sin isn't any single act from which there's no more turning back, but how does it seem that only\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":93492,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-someone-be-born-with-a-sin-that-cannot-be-forgiven\/","url_meta":{"origin":2729,"position":3},"title":"Can someone be born with a sin that cannot be forgiven?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello, First, I would like to thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. I do appreciate your knowledge. I have an interesting question about the topic of \"saveability\" (not an actual word). Does God allow for someone to be born with sin that they cannot be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":54363,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-we-know-jesus-forgives-mortal-sins-we-are-traumatized-over\/","url_meta":{"origin":2729,"position":4},"title":"How can we know Jesus forgives mortal sins we are traumatized over?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi, I'm just enquiring if you can help me. I read comments about sin on your site. My question is: How can we know Jesus forgives mortal sins we are traumatized over? 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