What Is the Unforgivable Sin?

When I was much younger, a lot of people were very concerned that they had committed the unforgivable sin that Jesus talked about in Mark 3:22-30 and Matthew 12:22-32.

I used to talk to people on the street and they would bring up the unforgivable sin and tell me they were concerned because they were convinced they had committed the unforgivable sin. As a young Christian I always assured them that if they had committed such a horrible transgression, they would not be concerned about it at all.

My theory was this:
1. If someone is concerned or wants to come to Christ, only the Holy Spirit could put this desire and concern in their hearts, because the Bible says, "No one can come to me unless the Father...draws him.
2. Those who committed the unforgivable sin in the Bible did not want anything to do with Jesus.

WHAT IS THE UNFORGIVABLE SIN?

Both Mark and Matthew record an event when religious leaders publicly told those who were with Jesus that his power was from Satan. Jesus responded by telling them how their logic made no sense at all. After demonstrating their failure in logic, he told the group that all sins were forgivable but blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. The leaders accused Jesus' power - the Holy Spirit - of being the demonic. That was blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and that was a sin that was unforgivable.

CONCLUSIONS

If you still hunger for truth; if you desire to become or stay Christian; if you want to please God; then you have not committed the unforgivable sin.