What is the Unpardonable Sin? And Have I Committed It?

One of the most common questions I get as a pastor, particularly from younger believers, is, “Have I committed the unpardonable sin?” When Jesus mentions this sin (Mark 3:22-30; Matthew 12:22-32) it’s a terrifying thought to a true believer, so the spiritually sensitive understandably tremble. In the end, my beloved mentor Dr. J.I. Packer would say that the one unpardonable sin is impenitence, but people want more and deserve more of an answer than that. So I’m excerpting two small discussions in Packer’s book Concise Theology which together comprise a fuller but still succinct answer. The second excerpt directly addresses the question of the unpardonable sin, but I’m including the excerpt before it on perseverance, as it sets up Dr. Packer’s answer about the unpardonable sin.

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