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God, the Father (Creator) demands that no man made attempt be made to depict Him visually. Although Isaiah's vision is obviously not a man made object, the Book of Revelation Ch 5 v6:7 appears to be differentiating visions of God The Father (seated)and God The Son (standing). This might make you think that Isaiah saw The Creator seated on His throne.
So I'm sitting on the fence, but I think the question is excellent.
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God bless.
When you are born again and whole heartily follow Christ and have a unbelieving family member you want have to make that division yourself the unbeliever will do it for you.
If I may add to what English sacha and Dianne said (Both great answers), what Jesus said in Mark 3:35 was not promoting irresponsibility towards family. He was showing priority. There are many kinds of physical families in the world, but there are only two kinds of spiritual families, those who are energized by Satan to fulfil the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and those who have been born again by the Spirit of God and belong to Jesus Christ.
Jesus said I did not come to bring peace on the earth. I came to bring a sword. I came to bring division. He said there will be a family of five, and three will be divided against two. Some will receive Christ, and some will reject Christ. And He said it's going to bring division. So He is showing priority.
Jesus said that if a person should not hate mother and father, and brother and sister, and wife, and houses and lands for my sake, they can't be my disciple. Hate? That's a pretty strong word! But the Greek word for hate (MISEO), is a word of comparison.
What it is saying is that you should love Jesus so much that everybody else thinks you don't like them anymore. I mean, it's not even close between them and Jesus for us. Well, what if it is your brother? What if it is your mother, or your spouse, or your children?
Jesus said it can't even be close. Jesus is saying take care of your mother, take care of your brother, and take care of your family, but you belong to me. If our family turns on us because of our devotion to Christ, we have a spiritual family, lots of brothers, lots of sisters, and lots of mothers.
Personally, I like the lots of mother's part. That means the more mothers, the more chocolate chip cookies!
Your original question had to do with the unpardonable sin. The bible teaches that the only sin that is unpardonable (cannot be forgiven) is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. The word blasphemy means to reject. In order for a person to be saved, they must receive Christ. They must be born of His Spirit. A person must come to Jesus and surrender their life to Him.
But Jesus said in John 6:44 that no one can come to Him unless the Father first draws them to Him. So God sends His Spirit to a person to convict them of their sin and their need of a Savior, the Savior being Jesus Christ. But if a person rejects the testimony of God's Spirit (Holy Spirit), that person cannot be saved, nor forgiven for that rejection. That is the unpardonable sin, rejecting the testimony of God's Spirit.
Now to answer your other question. I would guess that most of us have heard the expression "Holy Blank" used before. But how often do we hear this come from the mouth of a person who is a true believer and is being led by God's Spirit which lives in them? I would like to think it would be rare. For the believer, we are told in Ephesians 4:29 to let no corrupt communication come out of our mouths.
Now, even though the bible teaches us how to conduct ourselves (even in speech), if a believer were to slip up and let that phrase come out, that would not be considered blasphemy, definitely not the unpardonable sin because the believer has already been sanctified in Christ Jesus and did not reject His Spirit, but received Christ. However, it does nothing for the building up (edification) of the body of Christ. For the non-believer, they probably could care less!
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Indeed, all the tribes of the earth shall mourn at the coming of the KING.
Indeed, to be born again to see, is not being born of water and Spirit.
And indeed, the LORD has, is and will, enter in, whoever He chooses.
Indeed , ask and you shall be forgiven
Seek and you shall run to obtain
Knock and the Kingdom of GOD has come.
It is the Fathers good pleasure to give us His Kingdom, to those that DILIGENTLY SEEK Him. And He is a rewarder of them also.
Like a thief in the night our MERCIFUL SAVIOUR comes, no man knows the hour, AND NO MANS HOUR IS THE SAME.
I have seen the Kingdom of our Father
He does bless our coming in and our going out
Every WORD OF GOD shall come to pass.
The WORD OF THE LORD does not return to our Father void.
The WORD OF THE LORD endures forever
Oh give thanks to the LORD our GOD and KING, His Mercy endures forever .
Grace be unto you, and peace, from GOD our Father and a from The LORD JESUS CHRIST . ALEUIA ALEUIA ALEUIA
CHRIST IS RUSEN
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NIGH