i hear the voices repeatedly. over and over again i hear them. and they do not go away. i believe i have “Committed” the Unforgiveagle sin

this has Affected my Relationship and Possibally my salvation

I believe Satan is playing tricks on you and causing you to doubt and live in fear. As the Bible says in 2 Timothy 1:7, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” The spirit of fear then is coming from the great deceiver and liar, Satan himself. Satan puts thoughts of fear and doubt in our minds, but we must fight them with prayer and the Word of God. If those thoughts come into your mind, block them out by praying to God to help you. I know it will not be easy, but do not give up. I lived through doubts of not knowing if I was saved and might have set the all-time record for times accepting Christ. Over time God worked on me and the thoughts lessened and eventually went away. Now when I have thoughts contrary to God’s Word, and yes I do have ungodly thoughts after 21 years, I take the attitude of, “Pff, you have got to be kidding me Satan, that does not work anymore. You have lost, Jesus has defeated you. You no longer have power over me. Get lost!” Remember, Satan has lost and that makes him a loser. You are the victor through Christ. From whence comes your help? Psalm 121:1,2 says, “I will lift up my eyes to the hills- From whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.”

I went through the exact same thing when I was first saved. Satan immediately began attacking me with thoughts of doubt of whether I was saved at all. I can tell you it is more likely than not he is attacking you to get you off track and away from God’s will for your life. Do not go by your feelings but go by faith. The Bible says in Ephesians 2:8,9, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” So you have been saved not by your feelings but by your faith in what Jesus Christ has done for you. I went by my feelings for many, many years until God made me realize through His Word, my wife, my pastor and other Christians that my feelings will not keep me in God’s good graces, nor did they save me, so if you have trusted in God’s plan of salvation through Jesus with all your heart and have repented of your sins (lifestyle) (you will still sin since you live in this corrupt world)then you have not lost your salvation. The feelings of excitement will come and go, but God’s love for you will not. Jeremiah 31:3 says, “The LORD has appeared of old (from afar) to me, saying: “Yes I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.”

Sorry I haven’t been able to comment, but life circumstances keep me from being actively involved in the blog these days. Thank you all for commenting, and it is nice to see all the interaction still taking place.

Ray Fowler

I use to go through life thinking that God would never forgive me because I kept messing up, and that was after I was saved. I believe your desire to do what is right is from God. All such desires for goodness come from God. You can think of it this way, (I am paraphrasing a preacher who said this) what pushes you away from God is not God but your flesh or Satan, and whatever pulls you or pushes you towards God is the Holy Spirit. Since you have a desire to follow God again, it can only be God calling you back to Himself because Satan certainly would not cause you to go towards God but away from Him. John 3:16 is familiar to most but most may not be familiar with John 3:17 which says, “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” So He is not waiting to condemn you but to forgive you. Just call out to Him and keep doing so. Jesus said in John 6:37, “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.” That along with 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” as well as 2 Peter 3:9, “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance”, shows He is waiting to forgive you. One verse that really sticks with me and shows God’s loving Spirit toward me is Isaiah 1:18, “Come now, and let us reason together, Says the LORD, Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.” While you still have breath, call upon the Lord and He will forgive you.

As Ray Fowler has said, if you are worrying about it then you probably have not committed it. The fact you are concerned shows you still have spiritual sensitivity. If you had committed the unpardonable sin you would not bother nor care to post your concerns here. That shows deep down you want to know you have been forgiven. Someone who’s heart has been hardened beyond all hope would not have the slightest bit of concern over what they have done. I had the same concern when I first became a Christian. Just keep seeking God and He will let you know that He has already forgiven you. If you admit to Him that you have sinned, it means you are a sinner and in good company, because Jesus came to die for and forgive sinners. See First John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”