…and I figure there’s a decent chance you might too.

“Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

- Matthew 6:31-33

Counselor Ed Welch has written a great article about the guilt that nags at some people over whether or not they’ve committed the unpardonable sin Jesus mentioned in Matthew 12:32.  The old cliche answer you hear from people is some variation on “if you’re worried you’ve committed the unpardonable sin, you probably haven’t.”  Welch does an excellent job of going into textual and contextual detail to show why that trite assertion actually isn’t too far off base.  Here’s one of his conclusions…

“God forgives those who come to him. Whenever there is turning to Christ in repentance, there is always forgiveness. There is no account in Scripture of someone who felt godly sorrow and repented, but was not forgiven. None. Not one.”

If you’ve ever wondered about this passage (and who hasn’t?) or want to be ready to counsel others about it well, the whole article is definitely worth a read.

HT: Justin Taylor