Grieve Not the Spirit: Sins Against the Holy Spirit (1): Their Doctrinal Significance

*The articles appearing under this theme are the substance of a lecture given in the Covenant Protestant Reformed Church of Northern Ireland on January 12, 2011. The Holy Scriptures refer to various sins against the Holy Spirit. In addition to the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, more commonly known as the "unforgivable sin" (Matt. 12:31-32; Mark 3:29; Luke 12:10), we are told that Israel "vexed his (God's, DJK) holy Spirit" (Is. 63:10); that Ananias and Sapphira lied "to the Holy...