Candidates for the Sin Against the Holy Ghost

People sometimes ask me (and no doubt other clergy) what the sin against the Holy Ghost actually is – the one which cannot be forgiven.

Mark 3:28-29
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.

Now, there is a great deal of confusion about this, but I think I have narrowed down the possibilities.

I’m pretty sure that it is one of the following:

Brown Shoes in the Sanctuary
The Sunday Before Lent/Sundays Before Advent/The Kingdom Season
The Invention of the Christingle Service
The Wrong Colour of Candles on the Advent Wreath
Seafood

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11 responses to “Candidates for the Sin Against the Holy Ghost”

Bro David

03/12/2016

Substituting the Sanctuary Lamp’s real candle for a flickering, battery operated LED.

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1. Kelvin Holdsworth
  
  03/12/2016
  
  Oh yes, it could well be that.
  
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Roddy Neilson

04/12/2016

Worship songs
Worship Bands
PowerPoint Projectors in Church
Knitted stoles
Cassock albs with hoods
Slightly curved wooden pectoral crosses
Clergy in sandals and socks

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James Stewart

04/12/2016

Rainbow guitar straps on homophobic evangelical ministers’/youth leaders’ guitars

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Scott Brubaker

04/12/2016

Poinsettias or Lillies hiding the altar.
Life size plastic glowing nativities outside the church during advent . Well, the Christmas season also.
The American Bishops urging people to vote for Trump then feigning concern for immigration and bigotry post election.

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1. Bro David
  
  04/12/2016
  
  “The American Bishops urging people to vote for Trump then feigning concern for immigration and bigotry post election.”
  
  Scott, I live in the United States, I am not aware of any of our bishops behaving as you claim. Please name them, who is it that did such a thing?
  
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  1. Kelvin
    
    04/12/2016
    
    You are talking about bishops from different denominations.
    
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Frank Cranmer

04/12/2016

A shy glimpse of collar peeping above the neck of a cassock-alb because the wearer is too idle/sloppy to wear an amice.

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Tim Lewis

04/12/2016

Extinguishing the altar candles during the final hymn.

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Rich

04/12/2016

Priest: Christ is risen.
Congregation: He is risen indeed. Alleluia.
Priest: And now let’s say that again like we mean it!

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1. Kelvin
  
  04/12/2016
  
  Oh, that is a terrible thing indeed.
  
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