Mark 3: 22But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, “He’s possessed by Satan, the prince of demons. That’s where he gets the power to cast out demons.” 23Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration.“How can Satan cast out Satan?” he asked. 24“A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse. 25Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart. 26And if Satan is divided and fights against himself, how can he stand? He would never survive. 27Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man like Satan and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house. 28“I tell you the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven, 29but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences.”30He told them this because they were saying, “He’s possessed by an evil spirit.”

this may sound silly.. but I have wondered all my life as to what would be considered blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.. of course wondering if I have done it... then today.. as I read this.. I am thinking... I wonder if doubting the gifts of the Spirit is considered blasphemy... someone doubting the healing of someone had come from God.. someone doubting God's power and presence in whatever miracle we have seen.. and my thought is that we see miracles all the time.. but as we are hardened and calloused by this world.. how often.. after the initial recognition of the Spirit at work.. do we decide it was just coincidence... or it was something ordinary.. because when we can't understand extraordinary things.. we tend to try to make them ordinary so that we can comprehend them.. we often cannot comprehend the things of God.. so we try to bring them down to our level... 

someone recently told me that someone I know does not believe in the gifts of the Spirit being in this age.. that they were only in biblical times... and right away I got the feeling that this person they were talking about is a false prophet... (although not really a prophet at all.. but trying to teach wrong things) I would be very afraid to be in a position of power and not be teaching strictly from the bible... that would be a scary thing.. for surely the Lord will deal with these people... I am so thankful for the true prophets in my own life... moreso.. since the recognition that wrong teaching is out there even now... it makes the truth teachers even more important... 

thank you Father for the teachers of the truth.. 

and I pray you will open the eyes of the false teachers before they are condemned forever... amen.