THE RELIGIOUS ARE QUICK TO CALL BLASPHEMY!!

Growing more in the Lord and understanding of the Lord I hear alot of church goers start yelling blasphemy when they see something of God that they don't agree with. Blasphemy is a very serious matter yet people throw it around like its just another word. Lets take a look at the word blasphemy and certain ways that it was used in scripture to get a true grasp on it.

BLASPHEMY OR BLASPHEME:
- Matthew 12:31-32 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy AGAINST the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against he Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

- Mark 14: 61-64 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and saith unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

We see by these scriptures that there are two ways to blaspheme(or to fall into blasphemy). One is to speak against the Holy Ghost(or to call it evil, say its not of God etc. etc.). The second way is to claim that you are Jesus,or I would probably take it a step further and say to claim that you are God(although I realize that's not exactly what the scripture says).

So knowing this, why are people so quick to yell blasphemy? I believe it is because they fear the supernatural. There are people who will say to fear God. I would say this phrase is used in two ways. One is when you're a sinner you should fear God and his judgement and wrath. Another way is when you become a son, you fear him in a sense of Respect and Love for Him, not a scared or afraid of him "fear".

So please if you are ever ready to call blasphemy on someone, realize that it is a very serious matter, and do research before you start throwing it out there. We are called to Love, not try to get people kicked out permanently from the kingdom!

God bless.