Question - One But Not the Other?

Trey Smith

A lot of Christians -- though not all -- believe in the triune nature of God. According to this belief, God makes himself manifest in three ways: a) Heavenly Father, b) Holy Ghost/Spirit, and c) In human form as Jesus. Put another way, the Heavenly Father, Holy Ghost and Jesus are one in the same.

In light of this, how does the following passage from Matthew 12:31 make a lick of sense?

And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

If the three are the same, how can you insult or blasphemy one without insulting or blaspheming the others?

Let's look at this weird situation in terms of every day life. Let's say you have a friend whose surname is John. Like a lot of guys named John, his family calls him Jack. A bunch of his classmates call him Johnny Cool J. If he announced that anyone who addressed him as Jack or Johnny Cool J could insult him all they want, but if you insult him and call him John, he will kill you, wouldn't you think he was a little off his rocker?

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