Blasphemy Against The Spirit Shall Not Be Forgiven

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The God who wasn't there is a strong siding atheistic viewpoint. The man who is talking attended a Christian school in high school and has felt lied to his whole life about Jesus Christ and the Bible actually having meaning. He takes scripture out of the Bible and twists verses to make it sound bad. He isn't the first person and won't be the last to twist scripture. He is able to twist certain verses into what he wants them to mean. For example he used Matthew 12:31 "Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven". He used the verse to his advantage but twisted the thought of questioning certain things and speaking blasphemy the Holy Spirit. He was able to blend those

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