What is the unforgivable sin? It is self righteousness.<\/p>\n
Why is it unforgivable? Not because it can\u2019t be forgiven, but because it\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0<\/em>be forgiven.<\/p>\n It is unforgivable because the guilty person cannot ask for forgiveness because he really, honestly doesn\u2019t think he is to blame.<\/p>\n This is like a person with cancer refusing to go to the oncologist because there is nothing wrong with him. The oncologist cannot cure him. It\u2019s impossible.<\/p>\n God can forgive any sinner except the sinner who does not think he is a sinner.<\/p>\n Forgiveness then has two parts: Repentance and Forgiveness. If a person does not repent they cannot be forgiven. It\u2019s common sense: you find if you will not search. You cannot get an answer if you do not ask the question. You cannot be forgiven if you do not recognized your need for forgiveness. You cannot quench your thirst if you do not know what thirst is.<\/p>\n Ash Wednesday is the big repentance day. Its the day when we all must say, \u201cIts me. I\u2019m the one. I admit it. I did wrong. I\u2019m in need of healing. It is nobody else\u2019s fault but mine. I\u2019m sorry. I really am.\u201d<\/p>\n Yet from the ranks of the faithful themselves I so often hear of those who simply cannot and will not repent.<\/p>\n Perhaps it is a horrible marriage in which the wife demands everything, has been spoiled rotten and still blames her husband for her own unhappiness. Maybe it is the husband who cheats on his wife, then comes home to insult her and knock her around and then tells her she is the one with the problem. Maybe it is the father who blames his kids for everything wrong with their life or the kids who blame their father.<\/p>\n It is endless, and furthermore it is global. If this happens on a domestic scale, look at it happening on a local, national and international level.<\/p>\n Nobody wants to take the blame.<\/p>\n Christianity is the breath of fresh air that should stand all of that on its head.<\/p>\n Christianity is an Ash Wednesday religion. First thing you have to do is say, \u201cI\u2019m sorry. It\u2019s my fault.\u201d<\/p>\n Then as you take the blame you also take the responsibility to do something about it.<\/p>\n This stands everything on its head. It means that if you think you\u2019re right, you\u2019re wrong and when you know you\u2019re wrong you\u2019re right.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is the unforgivable sin? It is self righteousness. Why is it unforgivable? Not because it can\u2019t be forgiven, but because it\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be forgiven. It is unforgivable because the guilty person cannot ask for forgiveness because he really, honestly doesn\u2019t think he is to blame. This is like a person with cancer refusing to go to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":557,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18218","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n