"...all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men." (Matthew 12:31)In our culture, blasphemy is a word with little serious meaning. Blasphemy is typically expressed in language, isn't it? We have just observed at Pentecost the divine importance of language to humanity. Language enables understanding - itself a mysterious concept. What do we mean when we say we understand each other?
Is this sin perhaps the sin of clear understanding, yet rebuking the meaning of the One sent as the Comforter? To have the certain knowledge of the truth and still be defiant? To refuse the comfort, the consolation of the divine Person. To have perfect clarity of the consequence and yet act as if one were a challenger-god? One wonders what kind of soul would be capable of such a sin.
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