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We are not to oppose or come against the Holy Spirit.
Category: Holy Spirit
Type: Negative
Form: Explicit
Source dataset: Old Testament
Uniqueness: Not unique
Classical commandment: No
New Covenant Literal Application
Applies to Person Categories: Not specified
Literal Application: Not specified
More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application
The New Covenant Literal Application Code (NCLA) is an interpretive guide used by the authors to indicate which person categories a mitzvah applies to, and at what level of literal compliance.
It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.
This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.
Bible references
Key NT Scriptures
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Acts 5:1-9
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1 Corinthians 14:1-40
- Ephesians 4:30-32
- Luke 12:10
- Mark 3:28-29
- Matthew 12:30-32
- 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
Key OT Scriptures
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Isaiah 63:10
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Psalms 51:11
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1 Samuel 16:14
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Commentary
Rabbi Michael Rudolph
The Ru'ach Hakodesh is so often identified with the New Covenant, that the Spirit's ministry going back to the creation is often overlooked. It is absolutely essential that we not oppose the Ru'ach Hakodesh in any manner because He is our relational and communication link to the Father and to Yeshua. Theologians debate the meaning of blaspheming the Holy Spirit, the one and only act that Scripture tells us is unforgiveable. Whatever it is, it cannot be easy to do, and if we are the least concerned about it, that alone is strong evidence that the Holy Spirit has not left us. The benefit of the New Covenant over the Mosaic Covenant (other than Yeshua's sacrifice for our sins) is largely the ministry of the Holy Spirit and His willingness to dwell within us. In 1 Corinthians 6:19 the Shaliach Paul asks: ... don't you know that your body is a temple for the Ruach HaKodesh who lives inside you, whom you received from God? It is therefore absolutely essential that we do nothing to grieve or oppose the Holy Spirit in any manner. The Holy Spirit not only speaks to us individually, but He is also able to speak to us for others - sometimes in a language that we understand, and sometimes in a language that we do not understand unless we or someone else is able to interpret. We call the latter kind of language "tongues", and the Shaliach Paul is emphatic that we must not forbid prophesying in tongues (albeit it must be done in a right order, and with interpretation). Can we sin to a degree that God withdraws His Holy Spirit from us? The two examples provided above ( 1 Samuel 16:14 and Psalms 51:11 ) occurred prior to the New Covenant; David was worried about losing the Holy Spirit, and Saul actually did. In the New Covenant, we have Matthew 12:30-32 and Mark 3:28-29 that tell us that blaspheming the Holy Spirit is unforgiveable and results in an eternal sin. Scripture does not say that that involves loss of the Holy Spirit, but it certainly seems as though it does.
Classical commentators
Maimonides, Meir, and HaChinuch did not write about coming against the Ru'ach Hakodesh or losing the Ru'ach Hakodesh ; it is no doubt due to their not believing that the Apostolic Writings are Scripture, nor believing that we are in (and subject to) the New Covenant.
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