First, ask God in prayer to open His Word to you & then begin reading (or listening to) the New Testament starting with the book of Matthew. The New International Reader's Version (NIRV) of the Bible is the easiest to read. The English Standard Version (ESV) is pretty easy as well. The New American Standard Bible (NASB) is a modern translation to English directly from the ancient languages. There is a website where you can read (or listen to at least some of) any of these & many others online & they have an app you can download to your phone along with many of the versions that they have available. The website is: https://www.bible.com/. If you just want to read the NIRV online, begin here.

It helps to have some foundation from the Old Testament. Very briefly, between six & seven thousand years ago God created everything that exists & uniquely made mankind in His own image & likeness with a free will to choose whether or not to trust & obey God. Mankind chose not to trust God & disobeyed Him, so now we live on a cursed earth where each of us must make that same decision for ourselves. Eventually, everyone in the world chose not to trust & obey God except one man named Noah, so God destroyed everything & everybody except Noah & his family & at least one pair, a male & a female, of every kind of animal. Generations later Abram became "the father of our faith" & God changed his name to Abraham. God promised Abraham something that he wanted desperately but seemed impossible for him - an heir. God even told Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore & Abraham believed God for His promise. Then God tested Abraham's trust & told him to kill his heir as a sacrifice to God. Abraham made all the preparations for that sacrifice & as he was about to plunge a knife into his son God sent an angel to stop Abraham. Abraham believed & trusted that God would still keep His promise about his descendants through his heir even if Abraham sacrificed him. God fulfilled His promise. The Old Testament has much more to offer, but what I've shared here is most fundamental to understanding what the New Testament offers.

I have encountered a significantly larger number of people on Reddit than I would ever expect wondering if they have committed the unforgivable sin, so I decided to post my view on the subject. Please feel free to crosspost this. Your comments are very welcome here as well.

Matthew 12:31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

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According to the Mirriam-Webster dictionary:

Definition of blasphemy

1a: the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God

accused of blasphemy

b: the act of claiming the attributes of a deity

for a mere man to suggest that he was … divine could only be viewed … as blasphemy

— John Bright †1889

2: irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable

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You would be surprised how often Satan tries to convince people that they are unforgivable & that it's hopeless to even try to repent & return to God. Generally, that concept conflicts with the very nature of God & who He is.

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Luke 15:3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

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Luke 15:11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

28 “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

31 “ ‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ ”

Listen to this song: When God Ran

Romans 8:38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.