Catholic Answers Live #12567 How Do You Know You’ve Committed the Unforgivable Sin? - Tim Staples
Jan 29, 2026
Tim Staples, Catholic apologist and author, brings clear biblical and historical explanations. He tackles the nature of the unforgivable sin and what final impenitence means. He defends the Immaculate Conception with patristic evidence. He explores Gospel manuscript order, the Dead Sea Scrolls’ relevance, moral responses to assisted suicide, and how God relates to time and creation.
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A Young Man Paralyzed By Fear
- Tim recounts a young man convinced he had committed the unforgivable sin who wasted away in fear.
- The fear destroyed his health until pastoral conversation restored his hope.
What The Unforgivable Sin Really Is
- The unforgivable sin is final impenitence: dying without repentance results in damnation.
- Tim Staples stresses you only truly know you've committed it if you wake up in hell, so hope remains while breathing.
Gospel Order Is Remarkably Stable
- New Testament manuscripts consistently preserve the four Gospels in the same order across traditions.
- Tim highlights the manuscript tradition's reliability and ancient attributions to the evangelists.
