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Watch the Tower: Blasphemy!

In Reasoning from the Scripture s p.409 the question is asked: 'Does the Bible teach that none of those who are said to be included in the Trinity is greater or less than another, that all are equal, that all are almighty?' The Watch Tower brings a role call of familiar proof texts, and we may address them in future, but the one I want to look at is: 'Every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever says a word against the Son of Man ill be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come'  Mt.12:31,32 'If the Holy Spirit were a person and were God, ’ they insist, ‘this text would flatly contradict the Trinity doctrine, because it would mean that in some way the Holy Spirit was greater than the Son. Instead, what Jesus said shows that the Father, to whom the 'Spirit' belonged, is greater than Jesus, the Son of man.' ...