Originally Posted by jaguartx
Originally Posted by antlers
Originally Posted by antelope_sniper
Originally Posted by antlers
Originally Posted by 16bore
There are no levels of sin.
Originally Posted by Old_Toot
Strongly disagree.
It’s likely pointless to try and list sins according to their degree of seriousness. “For the wages of sin is death...” (Romans 6:23), applies to ALL sin, whether in thought, word, or deed. In ‘that’ sense, all sins are equal in that they ALL separate us from God.
Telling your wife she doesn't look fat in that dress is the same as raping an murdering your own daughter? That's non-sense.
”In ‘that’ sense, all sins are equal in that they ALL separate us from God.” Lying is a sin, and separates us from God. Murder is a sin, and separates us from God. In ‘that’ context, both of those sins separate us from God. Sin separates us from God. Period. ‘That’ is the point.
I would have to disagree with that, my friend. If a grandma is babysitting the grandkids on a Saturday night and a drug crazed dimocrap is breaking in and she has the kids run and hide and he gets in and asks if there is anyone else in the house and she says there isnt, has she sinned by lying? Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
I hear ya’. And I know where you’re comin’ from. MOST lies are done for self advancement, greed, or other selfish reasons, etc., but some ‘are’ done at least with the intention of protecting others, their reputations or physical selves. I think our Creator knows what’s in our hearts, and He knows our motivations.

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