the law giver, Christ the Son of Man, the Son of God, and the "Holy Ghost, Spirit of grace."

In other words you have Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the three persons of the Godhead, and when a man has committed the UNPARDONABLE SIN, the LOVE OF THE FATHER, THE SON, THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD, AND THE SPIRIT OF GRACE, THE GUIDE INTO ALL TRUTH, ALL HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED, ALL HAVE BEEN DEFAMED, ALL HAVE BEEN INSULTED, ALL HAVE BEEN SPURNED, and have forsaken a man, and so his case is desperate; DESPERATE, yes, that is the word, and that does not overpicture his case; not at all.

Men could not refuse the Holy Spirit till he came. Men could not refuse to believe in Jesus Christ, before His time, just as it is impossible for my friend who will not ride in an automobile, to have done so, until automobiles came, or in other words were an actuality.

So the sins of the Old Testament must be against God the Father. True: Isaiah 53 which is prophetic, points out the sin against the Lamb of God, and yet that sin was not fulfilled until CALVARY became a fact.

This last statement is made to defend our position against the possible criticism of those who

think we are unguarded in our thought.

In other words we are saying, before the Wright brothers completed their air ship, none could be killed, by aerial navigation, simply because there was no such thing before that time, therefore death from accident that way was impossible, so it's impossible to refuse to believe in the Man of Galilee until His time, or sin against Him by rejecting Him.

Again: This same thing is true of the Holy Spirit. Men could not refuse to be Spirit led, until the Spirit came, and the Spirit did not come until after Christ had died; died, yes on Calvary's tree. Then the disciples gathered in the upper chamber, and prayed, until the Spirit came that Christ had promised to send and so we HAVE THE SPIRIT WITH US, OUR GUIDE, INTO ALL TRUTH. Do all men follow the leading of the Holy Spirit? We are sorry to be compelled to say, they do not. When they do not, they refuse the Guide into all truth, despise, spurn Him.

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HETHER a sin is pardonable or not depends upon the view point. We may call a thing unpardonable, which with God is pardonable. We will get at the core of this great truth only when we view it as God views it. Our effort therefore is to discover God's view point in this discussion.

God says in Gen. 6:3, "My spirit will not always strive," and that is the first mention we have of the UNPARDONABLE SIN.

Three times God told Jeremiah not to pray for certain ones. "Ephraim" is joined to his idol, let him alone. Was Ephraim's sin UNPARDONABLE?

Paul speaks of some whom God's Spirit has "given up." Heaven pity the man, of whom God says, "Let him alone," he is joined to his sin, joined to his idol, his conscience is dead. No word of man, no word from God's Holy Writ can stir him. He is asleep, let him sleep on now and take his ease. He has no concern for his own soul. Darkness has blinded his eyes. Listen, hear me, that unconcern will not always last! He will waken, but it may be only when the night of eternal doom and darkness has overtaken him. Then he will realize his true condition. No word of ours can picture

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it as he will behold it. Then "shall they call upon me, but I will not answer, for they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord, therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own doings and be filled with their own devices." Proverbs 1:28. Again, later in the New Testament, Jno. 12:39, "Therefore they could not believe." They could not believe because they had refused when they might have done so, now they are not able to believe. They have made belief for themselves impossible. What a dreadful word is that, IMPOSSIBLE. They have grieved away their day of grace. The despised and spurned Spirit of God has withdrawn from them, yes, and forever. Another dreadful word, FOREVER.

What the full meaning is of all these declarations from God's Word no mind of man can fully tell. As we speak on this most awful and solemn theme: We ask God's spirit to speak the full, the rounded truth, not of man's wisdom, but the message of God's Holy writ on this most vital of all themes

to man.

THE SCRIPTURE FOR THE SIN WHICH HATH NO FORGIVENESS

God's Word tells us there is such a thing. "For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift,

and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, if they shall fall away to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame." Then this truth is amplified by a parable in the next verses.

"For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessings from God." (This represents the person who has accepted Christ as a Saviour). "But that which beareth thorns, and briars is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned." (This the person who has rejected Christ as a Saviour). "But beloved we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation," Heb. 6:4-9. (This was his hope in them, because of his hope in Christ). "Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast." Heb. 6:19. An emphatic truth, THE ANCHOR IS SURE AND STEADFAST.

"For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins. But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses's (The Ten Commandments) law