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Some
misinformed and misled people say Judas was a
"devil" - let me ask you a question. Can
a devil cast out a devil? Jesus said, definitely
NOT! When the Pharisees, who were hypocrites,
tried to accuse the Lord Jesus Christ they said he
was healing the sick and casting out devils by the
power of the devil. Jesus answered that if the
devil fought against himself he would have an end.
Jesus proved positively that healing the sick and
casting out devils is by the finger of God or
Spirit of God (Luke 11:20); (Matthew 12:28).
Jesus
proved that healing sick and casting out devils
could not possibly be attributed to the work of
evil spirits. (Mark 3:22-27) "And the scribes
which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath
Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth
he out devils. And he called them unto him and
said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out
Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself,
that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up
against himself, and be divided, be cannot stand,
but hath an end. No man can enter into a strong
man’s house, and then he will spoil his
house." Here is conclusive proof from the
lips of "Our Master" Himself that a
devil "cannot cast out a devil."
Furthermore Jesus declared casting out a devil is
done by the Spirit of God (Matthew 12:28). Also,
Jesus said that the devil came for only 3 reasons:
to steal, to kill and destroy and the devil cannot
do good - but only evil."
The thief (devil) cometh not, but to steal, and to
kill, and to destroy; I am come that they might
have life, and they may have it more
abundantly." (John 10:10) Also in Matthew
7:16-18, Jesus declared. "Ye shall know them
by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns,
or figs of thistles?
Even
so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit:
Again here is conclusive proof that the devil who
is rotten, evil and wicked good not possibly do
anything that is good. Healing the sick is
classified in God’s Word as "Doing
Good." Are you not glad we do not have to
listen to biased, unlearned and stubborn headed
teachers who twist and pervert God’s truth? We
can go to the Bible, God’s storehouse, for the
answer: turn with me to Acts 10:38 for the answer,
"How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the
Holy Ghost and with power; who went about doing
good, and healing all that were suppressed of the
devil; for God was with him."
I
would also take this opportunity to warn everyone
reading these words, against the sin of
Blaspheming the Holy Ghost. When the Pharisees and
hypocrites had accused Jesus of working miracles
and casting out devils by the power of Beelzebub,
(Satan) Jesus not only proved that Satan could
never cast out Satan, but He also warned of the
unpardonable sin - "Blaspheming the Holy
Ghost."
I
have heard preachers who say the
"Unpardonable sin" is rejected Christ.
THIS IS NONSENSE, because anyone knows that if you
reject Christ long enough and die in your sins,
you will go to a Christ less eternity,. Those
preachers have not read their Bibles or they
wouldn’t make such statements.
The
book of Mark 3:30 gives the answers. "Because
they said, He hath an unclean spirit." Why
did Jesus tie in the Sin of Blaspheming the Holy
Ghost with the fact that they said, "He
casteth out devils by Beelzubub (Satan)"?
Because Jesus Christ performed the miracles and
cast out devils by the Spirit of God. After Jesus
Christ had been baptized in the River Jordon and
the Blessed Holy Ghost descended upon Him. He was
driven by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness
where He was tempted of the devil and where Jesus
Christ overcame Satan. (Matthew 4:1-10), (Mark
1:12-13).
The
Scripture tells us that after this experience,
JESUS RETURNED IN THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT (The
Holy Ghost) and great fame went out to Him because
of the miracles He did. (Luke 4:14) It was by the
Holy Ghost that Jesus performed the miracles,
healed the sick and cast out devils. When the
Pharisees (hypocrites) said Jesus cast out devils
by Beelzubub (Satan) they were calling the Holy
Ghost "The Devil." This when was the sin
of Blaspheming the Holy Ghost. What could be more
wicked and sinful than to call the blessed,
tender, loving, pure and righteous Spirit of God
(The Holy Ghost) a devil? - But you ask, can that
really be?
Well,
here it is - Because they said, He (Jesus) hath an
unclean spirit, they called the Holy Ghost "a
devil" - this is the Sin of Blaspheming the
Holy Ghost. Today when religious people say that
miracles and healings are wrought and demons are
cast out by the power of the devil they are saying
the Holy Ghost (who does the miracles and by whose
power we cast out devils) is an unclean spirit.
People who way "Speaking in tongues is from
the devil" are blaspheming the Holy Ghost. It
is Jesus Christ who fills us with the Holy Ghost
and it is the Holy Ghost (Spirit of God) who
causes us to speak in tongues to glorify and
magnify God - "As the spirit gave then
utterance." (Acts 2:4); (John 16:14); (Acts
10:46)
It
would almost have to be a religious person who
blasphemes the Holy Ghost - I have worked among
hundreds of raw, ungodly sinners and have never
heard any of them blaspheme the Holy Ghost in
their cursing and swearing - they have always
taken the name of Lord God Almighty or the Lord
Jesus Christ, in vain, it has never been the Name
of the Blessed Holy Ghost - most sinners know
nothing about the Holy Ghost, to blaspheme His
Name. It was not the down and out sinners in Jesus
day who blasphemed the holy Ghost, but it was the
religious hypocrites and Pharisees.
The
Bible says if you commit sin against the Father or
against the Son of God may be forgiven, but if you
blaspheme against the Holy Ghost (calling Him a
devil) there is no forgiveness in this world or in
the world to come. (Matthew 12:32) I warn you to
reverence the Holy Ghost and not to commit this
unforgivable sin. If you have committed it in
error, not realizing the consequences, then cry
out for mercy, confessing your sin to God, telling
him you did it in ignorance, and I am sure God
will forgive you, and He will understand.
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