TO BLASPHEMY IS "ALSO" AN ACTION!!

BLASPHEMY IS ALSO AN ACTION!!

Most people believe if they don't BLASPHEME against God by what they SAY, with their mouth, they are OKAY. However, to BLASPHEME "ALSO" refers to the ACT or ACTION of insulting or showing disrespect for the HOLY God. To insult or offend God, the Holy Spirit, can be DONE by WORD or DEED (ACTION). The bible talks about particular deeds (ACTIONS) that insult and offend God.

“... The person who does anything defiantly, whether he is native or an alien, that one is blaspheming the Lord; and that person shall be cut off from among his people. Because he has despised the word of the Lord and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt will be on him...’” (Numbers 15:30-31 NASB).

“... Those who brazenly violate the Lord’s will, whether native-born Israelites or foreigners, have blasphemed the Lord, and they must be cut off from the community. Since they have treated the Lord’s word with contempt (disrespect) and deliberately disobeyed his command, they must be completely cut off and suffer the punishment for their guilt...” (Number 15:30-31 NLT).

The bible also talks about those insulting and offensive deeds (actions) as blasphemies. The Levite’s DEEDS (ACTIONS) in making the golden calf was blasphemy. “...When they made an idol shaped like a calf and said, ‘This is your god who brought you out of Egypt!’ They committed terrible blasphemies...” (Nehemiah 9:18 NLT).

"...You shall have no other gods before Me...” (Exodus 20:3 NASB). “…I am the Lord, I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV).  ^“Jesus Christ  (the Word of God) is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8 NIV).

King David’s DEEDS  (ACTIONS) of adultery with Bethsheba was considered blasphemy. “.. because by this deed you have given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born to you shall surely die...” (2 Samuel 12:14 NASB).“... because you have shown utter contempt (disrespect) for the word of the Lord by doing this, your child will die...” (2 Samuel 12:14 NLT).

Offending and insulting God, the Holy Spirit, is the crux of blasphemy. “...every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven—except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which will never be forgiven. Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, either in this world or in the world to come...” (Matthew 12:31-31 NLT). “...the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences...” (Mark 3:28-29 NLT). “... Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven...” (Luke 12:10 NLT).

The SAVED are PROTECTED by insults and offenses made against the “Son of Man,” because they are often made in ignorance. “... Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven...” (Luke 12:10 NLT).

 Jesus graciously accepts our vilification and stands in the gap for our forgiveness. He said, “... Christ didn’t live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, “The insults of those who insult you, O God, have fallen on me...” (Romans 15:3 NLT). “... the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me...” (Psalms 69:9 NLT).

Christ is always an example. He takes our insults and offenses upon himself and we are to follow suit when WE are insulted, offended, and blasphemed against. “... God is pleased when, conscious of his will, you patiently endure unjust treatment.  Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing good and endure it patiently, God is pleased with you. For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. He never sinned, nor ever deceived anyone. He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly. He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed. Once you were like sheep who wandered away. But now you have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian of your souls...” (1 Peter 2:19-25 NLT).

The bible speaks of another blasphemy that SAVED people, freed from sin, must avoid and that is when their WORDS or DEEDS cause ANOTHER SAVED brother or sister to STUMBLE. “..  if because of food your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. Therefore do not let what is for you a good thing be spoken of as evil...” (Romans 14:14-15 NLT).

The SAVED are responsible for making sure their BEHAVIORS and DEEDS do NOT influence OTHERS to blaspheme against God too. “...  if anyone says to you, “This is meat sacrificed to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience’ sake; I mean not your own conscience, but the other man’s; for why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?  If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks? WHETHER ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, DO ALL to the GLORY of God. GIVE NONE OFFENCE, “NEITHER” to the Jews “NOR” to the Gentiles, “NOR” to the church of God. Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, BUT the profit of many, that they may be SAVED...” (1 Corinthians 10:28-29 NLT).

 Why should you avoid certain behaviors (good or bad) and be responsible for your ACTIONS for the sake of another brother or sister in the Lord? Because "YOU" love them. "... you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself...” (Luke 10:27 RSV). “…Love does NO HARM to his neighbor…” (Romans 13:10 NASB).“... By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another” (John 13:35 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…every one that loveth …. KNOWETH God. He that loveth NOT KNOWETH NOT God; for God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV).

Further, in regard to blasphemy, Apostle Paul admonishes THOSE who claimed to be SAVED and yet LIVE a sinful lifestyle that they were CAUSING God’s name to be BLASPHEMED among the GENTILES. “...the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written...” (Romans 2:24 NASB).

Leading other SAVED people astray through YOUR behavior and deeds is ANOTHER form of blasphemy. “...those who brazenly violate the Lord’s will, whether native-born Israelites or foreigners, have blasphemed the Lord, and they must be cut off from the community...” (Numbers 15:30 NLT).  “...Thus says the Lord God, “Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed Me by acting treacherously against Me...” (Ezekiel 20:27 NASB).

Apostle Paul even INFORMED some teachers they NEEDED to be taught NOT to blaspheme. “... Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, so that they will be taught not to blaspheme...”. (Isaiah 52:5 NLT).

Jesus, the Word of God, spoke about the type of blasphemy MOST SAVED people FEAR and that’s blasphemy AGAINST the Holy Spirit. “...every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven—except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which will never be forgiven. Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, either in this world or in the world to come...” (Matthew 12:31-31 NLT). “...the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences...” (Mark 3:28-29 NLT). “... Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven...” (Luke 12:10 NLT).

Blasphemy, therefore, is a REPROACH (insult, offense, etc.) against God, done by WORD or DEED, especially words and deeds that misrepresents his GLORY, his HOLINESS, or his DIVINE character. “... he spoke terrible words of blasphemy against God, slandering his name and his dwelling...” (Revelations 13:6 NLT). “... My name is continually blasphemed all day long...” (1 Timothy 1:20 NLT). “... Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice, And haughtily lifted up your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!” (2 Kings 19:22 NASB). “...Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice And haughtily lifted up your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!” (Isaiah 37:23 NASB).

Every time the SAVED misrepresent their position, as his "HOLY" children, by LIVING, blatant, unrepentant lifestyles, THEY are DAMAGING God, the Holy Spirit’s reputation. “...Don't let those who trust in you be ashamed because of me, O Sovereign LORD of Heaven's Armies. Don't let me cause them to be humiliated, O God of Israel...”  (Psalms 69:6 NLT).  “... By doing this you have shown utter contempt (disrespect) for the LORD...” (2 Samuel 12:14 NIV). “...the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written...” (Romans 2:24 NASB).“…their heart is far from me…” (Mark 7:6 KJV).  “…th[eir]… heart is not right in the sight of God…” (Acts 8:21 KJV).

In the New Testament, God’s people BLASPHEME (dishonor or disrespect) him by trampling on him, and profaning the blood covenant. They do this by “falling away” or “deliberately sinning,” thereby, they have “insulted (offended) the Spirit of GRACE” (disrespected, dishonored). “…If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?  For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.” It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God…" (Hebrews 10:26-31 NIV).

“... The person WHO DOES anything defiantly, whether he is native or an alien, that one is blaspheming the Lord...’” (Numbers 15:30-31 NASB).

“... Those who brazenly violate the Lord’s will, whether native-born Israelites or foreigners, have blasphemed the Lord, a...” (Number 15:30-31 NLT).

YOU MAY NOT SAY AN INSULTING OR DISRESPECTFUL WORD AGAINST GOD WITH YOUR MOUTH, BUT WHAT ARE YOU SAYING WITH YOUR "ACTIONS"

ACTIONS, THEY SAY, "STILL" "SPEAK" LOUDER THAN WORDS!!

BLASPHEMY IS ANY "ACT" THAT REVEALS DISREPECT TOWARD GOD, THE "HOLY" SPIRIT AND HIS "HOLY" COMMANDMENTS!!

WAKE UP CHURCH!!