is every sin the same?

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Billy Costigan

Billy Costigan

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somebody told me that the bible says this... If it's true then that is fine it just doesn't make much sense to me... So if I murder somebody is that the same as if I disobey the law of the land and not make a complete stop at a stop sign? If I rape someone but ask for forgiveness is that the same thing as using profanity but asking for forgiveness?

Keep in mind that I am not an atheist or nothing I'm actually a Presbyterian but I am seriously wondering this stuff because honestly the bible is weird to me but I like church. Is it ok to go to church but think that some stuff in the bible is weird and kind of dumb?
 
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If you are indebted $100 or $1,000,000 it doesn't matter if the debt is forgiven. Sins aren't the same, yet any sin is sin.
 
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You have to gain an understanding of what sin is. We talk about different sins, but in reality there is only one sin, just multiple ways to do it. Sin is disobeying God's will. If He tells you to do X and you don't, then you sinned by disobeying. If He tells you not to do Y and you do it, then you have sinned by disobeying. What constitutes X or Y is irrelevant.

In man's eyes some sins are worse than others, but that does not make it true. Old testament example, 2 Samuel 6, Uzzah was struck dead for touching the Ark of the Covenant when only the Levitical priests where commanded to transport it. In man's eyes this was not a deathworthy sin. Uzzah was just trying to steady the ark so it wouldn't fall. In God's eyes, it was disobedience. New testament example, Acts 5, Ananias and Sapphira lied about how much they sold their land for and were struck dead. Again, man wouldn't consider lying about money to be deathworthy. God did. His ways are not our ways.

It is irrelevant what you or I may think about a certain subject. God has commanded us what to do/not do. It is His will that is supreme. God will not be mocked. Don't try to determine what sin is worse or which ones don't really matter. Try to avoid sin. Abstain from every form of evil, 1 Thes 5:22.
 
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God's will is for all of mankind to be saved.

Sin is not breaking God's will. Sin is forgivable for the believer. Too many people throw out the term "God's will" for things that it is not.
Someone losing a job is not God's will. A natural disaster is not God's will.
For us to live a sinless life is a goal set forth for us, but God knows all will sin. He kind of sent his son to earth to take care of that.

Sorry for the sermonette, but I felt the need to clarify.
There is only one sin that can seperate us from God, the sin of disbelief.
 
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Not stopping at a stop sign is not a "sin"

But to answer the other question: sin is sin to God.
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T-TownVol said:
God's will is for all of mankind to be saved.

Sin is not breaking God's will. Sin is forgivable for the believer. Too many people throw out the term "God's will" for things that it is not.
Someone losing a job is not God's will. A natural disaster is not God's will.
For us to live a sinless life is a goal set forth for us, but God knows all will sin. He kind of sent his son to earth to take care of that.

Sorry for the sermonette, but I felt the need to clarify.
There is only one sin that can seperate us from God, the sin of disbelief.
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Just curious, but how do you reconcile the bolded statement with this:

Revelation 21:8

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

8 (A)But for the cowardly and [a]unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in (B)the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the (C)second death.”

and countless other passages?
 
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VolGal423 said:
Not stopping at a stop sign is not a "sin"

But to answer the other question: sin is sin to God.
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But not making a complete stop at a stop sign would be disobeying the law of the land and God said to obey the law of the land so how can you disobey God and it not be a sin?
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Billy Costigan said:
But not making a complete stop at a stop sign would be disobeying the law of the land and God said to obey the law of the land so how can you disobey God and it not be a sin?
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render unto caesar
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RespectTradition said:
Just curious, but how do you reconcile the bolded statement with this:

Revelation 21:8

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

8 (A)But for the cowardly and [a]unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in (B)the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the (C)second death.”

and countless other passages?
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unpardonable sin
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The answer is in the same verse that you are quoting....."the unbeliever"......just as the answer was in my post
 
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Yes sin is sin, but some sin has more consequences that others. I beleive that's where our ideas of "degrees" of sin come from.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
Yes sin is sin, but some sin has more consequences that others. I beleive that's where our ideas of "degrees" of sin come from.
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Not biblically speaking. The Bible fairly clearly sets some sins as more egregious than others.
 
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T-TownVol said:
God's will is for all of mankind to be saved.

Sin is not breaking God's will. Sin is forgivable for the believer. Too many people throw out the term "God's will" for things that it is not.
Someone losing a job is not God's will. A natural disaster is not God's will.
For us to live a sinless life is a goal set forth for us, but God knows all will sin. He kind of sent his son to earth to take care of that.

Sorry for the sermonette, but I felt the need to clarify.
There is only one sin that can seperate us from God, the sin of disbelief.
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Not true. The Bible also allows for God's "perfect" will or those things He approves and causes as opposed to His permissive will... things He allows though they violate His holiness.
 
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VOLatile said:
Is peeing in a sink a sin?
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Yes. But not as egregious as fapping to a pic of Decaprio after you shave your gnads with a mach3 because you plan on making love later to your human female cousin.
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