The Holy Spirit is resisted by those who reject Christ. They thereby have "insulted the Spirit of grace" (Hebrews 10:29). The Bible teaches that people can and do insult the Holy Spirit. Their hearts are not changed by the grace of God. Condemnation comes from rejecting the gospel of Christ (John 3:18).
"You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you" (Acts 7:51). Only the Spirit of God can change our hearts, which means our mind, will, and emotions. By resisting the Holy Spirit, people are insulting the only one who can apply the gospel of Christ to their lives.
The Holy Spirit, who changes our corrupt hearts, is the same Holy Spirit who convicts our hearts. Conviction is grace that precedes new birth (John 16:7-11). When conviction is resisted, grace is resisted. Those condemned refuse to believe the gospel of Jesus Christ.
All who reject the gospel of Christ are condemned. Jesus said, "And this is condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil" (John 3:19). Therefore, anyone who rejects the light of Christ has no one to blame but himself.
