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Do you find it strange that society, culture, and some churches often downplay the most important criterion for entry into heaven, making it easy for the misguided to fall and be denied salvation?

And on the flip side, do you find it strange that the most severe unforgivable sin leading to hell is also so downplayed by society, culture, and some churches, enabling the sinful to fall and be forever damned?

We know from Scripture that Jesus Christ said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 18:3

Why?

Because to enter, you need to have a purity of heart like that of a child to see the Lord (Matthew 5:8) and be compatible with heaven (Isaiah 14:12-15, Revelation 12:7-9, Luke 10:18).

We also know from Scripture that Jesus Christ said that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven (Matthew 12:31-32, Mark 3:28-29, and Luke 12:10).

Since slander against the Holy Spirit is blasphemy, then desecration against the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 3:16-17) would be a thousand times worse, a greater unforgivable sin. 

Can entry into heaven be truly possible without purity of heart?  

Can hell be avoided without respect and reverence for the Holy Spirit, and obedience not to blasphemy against the Holy Spirit?  

How should we reevaluate, prioritize, teach, and conduct ourselves to be able to receive salvation, have redemption, and avoid a fate worse than death in hell?

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