Mark
3:20-30
Religious
Leaders Accuse Jesus of Being
Under Satan's
Power
3:20
"Then Jesus entered a house, and
again a crowd gathered, so that
he and his disciples were not
even able to eat.
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When his family heard about
this, they went to take charge
of him, for they said, 'He is
out of his
mind.'
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- 22
And the teachers of the law
who came down from Jerusalem
said, 'He is possessed by
Beelzebub! By the prince of
demons he is driving out
demons.'
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- 23
So Jesus called them and spoke
to them in parables: 'How can
Satan drive out
Satan?
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- 24
If a kingdom is divided
against itself, that kingdom
cannot stand.
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- 25
If a house is divided against
itself, that house cannot
stand.
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- 26
And if Satan opposes himself
and is divided, he cannot
stand; his end has
come.
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- 27
In fact, no one can enter a
strong man's house and carry
off his possessions unless he
first ties up the strong man.
Then he can rob his
house.
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- 28
I tell you the truth, all the
sins and blasphemies of men
will be forgiven them.
29
But whoever blasphemes against
the Holy Spirit will never be
forgiven; he is guilty of
eternal sin.'
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30
He said this because they were
saying, 'He is an evil
spirit.'"
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It
is meant to change the way
that we think, and the way
that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
One
of many accusations of Jesus by
religious leaders
- Jesus'
friends and family came to his
aid because they thought that
he had completely lost his
mind. Even members of his
immediate family did not
comprehend the meanings behind
his ministry. They had no idea
of what was to
come.
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- Satan
does work in this world but
only by the permission of God.
And, remember that no matter
how many deceptions Satan
tosses our way, God is still
in control.
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- Jesus
has absolute power over Satan
because He is God and Satan
will one day admit what
followers of Christ already
know; his ultimate
defeat!
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- A tough
pill to swallow is verse 29
when the passage speaks about
the sin of blasphemy against
the Holy Spirit.
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- As
Christians, there is no need
to worry about that particular
sin.
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- The
Scripture passage is talking
about giving credit to Satan
for the things that God has
done.
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- It
means that a person carries an
attitude of total unbelief
with no concern for
repentance.
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- The
only true unforgivable sin is
to reject God and the Holy
Spirit. To reject Christ is to
accept Satan. We can live for
one or the other; but not
both!
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- Let's
be sure to constantly evaluate
our lives and live for Christ
who can save us.
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Love in
Christ
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Bob
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to salvation.
Bob
Pardue
is a member of First
Baptist
Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained
from Rich Hill Baptist in
Lancaster.
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