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A House Divided, Luke 11:14-26; Matthew 12:31-42

Luke 11:14-26 ; Matthew 12:31-42 (see also Luke 12:9-10 ) There is a passage here that discusses blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, and thanks to a Joseph Smith translation, I now understand the connection between that topic and the passages that discuss the effects of an unclean spirit going and coming from a man's house. So here is the doctrine-- Christ in several different places talks of the comparison between blasphemy against himself as compared with blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. For example: Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. ( Matthew 12:31-32 ) The Joseph Smith Translation on Luke 12, also clearly states the difference betw...

Mark 12 - The Final Week, At the Temple in Jerusalem

Mark 12 Here are a collection of videos that depict some of the exchanges between the Savior and those he encountered while teaching in the temple that final week before his suffering, death, and Resurrection. Render unto Caesar and unto God The Greatest Commandment The Widow's Mite