Pastor Mitch set us thinking on Mark3:28-29

"Assuredly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter;
but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation."

this is something that ive thought about many times over.
my own doubts, questions from the younger ones.
and ive realised that these two verses have troubled more people than you could have ever imagined.
so for the record, from what has been explained to me, what ive gathered from the text and the believer's Bible (which is an excellent study Bible i must say), this passage is NOT in reference to a one-off sin of blasphemy
but rather (and i quote the Believer's Bible) in reference to "a mindful, willful, defiant attitude of antagonism toward God.'
how true.
its not how many times you sin, but the state of your heart when you come to the Lord.
its not what sins you have committed "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." -Romans3:23
note that this verse does not say 'sinned and fallen short' it says 'sinned and FALL short'.
that means we're still falling short of His glory. we're still stuck in our own conundrum of life
drowning in our sins (or indulging in them, whatever the case may be. haha.)

but take heart. He welcomes you with open arms. (: