Q: What Is The Difference Between The “Unpardonable Sin” and The “Sin Unto Death”?
Q: Would you explain the difference between the “unpardonable sin and the “sin unto death?”
A:I believe the Bible is clear as to what the “unpardonable sin” makes reference to. It is the “blasphemy of the Holy Spirit” as mentioned in Mark 3:22-30 and Matthew 12:22-32. It is when someone accuses the power or working of the Holy Spirit through someone, as the working or power of Satan; basically, cursing God or willfully degrading things relating to Him. Not only is this true today, but we see it plainly in scripture, when our Lord Jesus was accused of being demon-possessed, while working various miracles, throughout the four gospels.
The sin unto death has been debated by noted scholars and theologians, and yet they could not pin-point an exact sin, the consensus was expressed in this paragraph: “In 1 John 5:14-17, the Apostle is possibly referring to a believer. According to this view, the sin leading to death refers to a Christian’s sin that is so serious that God takes the life of the one committing it. He put to death Ananias and Sapphira when they lied to the Holy Spirit in front of the church (Acts 5:1–11). Paul wrote to the Corinthians concerning those who were abusing the Lord’s Table, “For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep [have died]” (1 Cor. 11:30). The sin is not one particular sin, but any sin that the Lord determines is serious enough to warrant such severe chastisement.”