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Is there An Unpardonable Sin

(Mark 3:29) "But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:" So, is there a sin that can be committed that is unforgivable? According to the above verse there is, but how is this sin committed, and can a saved person commit it?
1) What is the unforgivable sin?  Well, it's not a one-time blasphemy but rather a "settled position" where someone refuses to believe God's Word while at the same time rejecting the convicting power of God's Holy Spirit, adding blasphemy to unbelief. The religious Pharisees of Jesus' day were so in denial that they even attributed Christ's miracles to the devil making themselves as stated above, "in danger of eternal damnation." In other words, they had not totally committed this sin yet, but were in danger of doing so and its unforgiveness, if they continued in their unbelief and blasphemy.
2) Can a saved person commit it?  No!!!  A saved believer is just that, SAVED! He cannot blaspheme the Holy Spirit because he is already "sealed by the Holy Spirit; until the day of redemption," (Eph. 1:13-14). Only the unsaved can commit that which is unforgivable, because the unsaved not only choose not to believe, but they also reject both Jesus Christ and the convicting power of God's Holy Spirit, blaspheming His Power. A Christian however can commit "a sin unto death," which is a chastening judicial act of God upon an unrepented son. Taking him home early in death, but even then "he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire" (1 Cor. 3:15). It's not the same sin as the above sin.

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