Bible Discussion Thread

In Mark chapter 3, Jesus explained to them why He couldn't be crazy or possessed by the devil because He was casting out the devil. He used logic to show them that He was in His full capacity and functioning according to God's will. So, then and there the friends and family of Jesus desisted from carrying Him to the "asylum". As for the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, the warning stands for everyone and it is up to God to Judge each one's transgressions and thus will be done... And "the sword to pierce through her soul" is referred to the immense pain that the mother of Jesus felt (or will feel) at the death of her Son. She was promised a King of Jews and will have to go through her Son's death which is symbolized as the sword piercing her soul. It does not stink, it merely takes the revelation of the Holy spirit to make known the secret of the Word of God...