I do sin eveyday but I try to refrain from it. I know that it is said that one sin is as bad as another.Now why would someone feel more guilty over one sin than another.If this is true then we have placed judgement on order of sins that is not as bad as another.We now judge what is right and our own masters. This screws with my head when it comes to my beliefs.To me,murder is worse than profanity. This is very confusing to me. How and when did we become our own judges on what order of sin is acceptable. How does one get back on track not to judge ones self or others?How do we let God be our ruler again?
IN the scriptures, based in the Old Testament there is what is referred to as " great sin ". Based on that I would believe that there are differences to sin.
In the New Tesatment, Jesus was referring to the children of the world, when he said that it would be better for one to have a millstone tied around ones neck and be cast into the sea, than for one to harm a child. He does not say that about all sins. Matt 18 :5
5"And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf* is welcoming me. 6But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Another situation is where Jesus says that all sins are forgivable, EXECPT one. That one is Blaspheme of the Holy Spirit. This tells me that not all sins are the same. Matt. 12:31
31"Every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven"except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which will never be forgiven. 32Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, either in this world or in the world to come.
Also, in speaking ofthe 10 Commandments, Jesus said in Matt. 5 : 21...
21"You have heard that our ancestors were told, "You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment."* 22But I say, if you are even angry with someone,* you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot,* you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone,* you are in danger of the fires of hell.*
IMO this tells us that murder is a sin , but also that sins against your fellow man that are lesser than Murder are still subject to Judgement.... But it does not say the same judgement.
And finally, Matt 22:34
The Most Important Commandment
34But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees with his reply, they met together to question him again. 35One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question: 36"Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?"
37Jesus replied, ""You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind."* 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39A second is equally important: "Love your neighbor as yourself."* 40The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments."
So there are the greatest Commandments and the Lessor Commandments which are born of the first two. For if you keep the first two..... then you will keep the rest out of your Love born of the first two.
This also tells me that there are different levels of sin....
Now, some may not agree with me, and that is fine. I simply have given you that which I believe the Lord has given me in his word.
For I do not believe the Lord would place upon one of his children a burden of Judgement for saying that his wifes cooking tasts good, when it really is not that great , as the judgement for a man who rapes a child.
I believe that one aspect of sin is the condition of the heart and the intent of man.
Now with that in mind, we have to understand that there is no difference to sin for those who love the Lord. The reason for this is that we are not held to Judgement through the Law. In Acts 3:19 - 31.
19Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God. 20For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
Christ Took Our Punishment
21But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses* and the prophets long ago. 22We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
23For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God"s glorious standard. 24Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. 25For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, 26for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he declares sinners to be right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.
27Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith. 28So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.
29After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn"t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is. 30There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.* 31Well then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law.
No sin .... except for Blaspheme of the Holy spirit ....is unforgivable.
So to those who do not know Jesus, and accept Him as their Lord and Savior, Crucified, dead and buried, risen from the grave, for our sins ..... yes there are different levels of sin. But to those who do Believe and Accept Him as Lord, the difference in sins is of no consequence.
But that does not mean you should go out and sin to what ever level you want, because if you do then you do not truely believe and you are not truely a follower of Christ, because when you accept Christ , the Lord gives you His Holy Spirit to guide you and there is a transformation within you. Will you still sin, yes, but you will not want to .... Your desire will be to please the Father. You will hate yourself.
Since there has been much talk about Baptist and sin I'll answser it this way... As a Baptist, yes a sin is a sin. But Catholics believe in levels of sin.
Are there different "levels" of sin?
The Catholic church teaches that there are two types of sin: venial and mortal. Many of our protestant brothers and sisters believe that "sin is sin" and there are not differing levels of sin. Which is correct? Let"s look in the Bible and see.
First, I"ll quote the Catholic Church"s teaching on the two types of sin:
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1855. Mortal sin destroys charity in the heart of man by a grave violation of God"s law; it turns man away from God, who is his ultimate end and his beatitude, by preferring an inferior good to him.
Venial sin allows charity to subsist, even though it offends and wounds it.
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So mortal sin is the most grave and essentially chases the Holy Spirit out of our hearts. But does the Bible teach this? Although many don"t realize it, Scripture teaches this very clearly.
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1 John 5:16-17. If any one sees his brother committing what is not a mortal sin, he will ask and God will give him life for those whose sin is not mortal. There is sin which is mortal; I do not say that one is to pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin which is not mortal.
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This is perhaps the clearest example of two types of sin in the Bible. Mortal, which by definition can kill the spiritual life, and non-mortal or venial sin. John carefully notes that there are two types of sin and assumes we know the difference " he doesn"t explain which sins are mortal and which are not here, he simply tells you how to handle each type. You can see more on the differences between these types of sin in Galations 5:19-21, Romans 1:24-32, Ephesians 5:3-5, and Colossians 3:5-8. The Romans verse in particular details what happens when one commits mortal sin: For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. When mortal sin extinguishes grace in your soul, God (by definition) "gives you up." This is a scary thought.
But have no fear, God gave us a way out of even mortal sin " confession. Only God can forgive sins, since ultimately we are sinning against Him. While on earth, however, Jesus gave the apostles that power:
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John 20:21-23. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
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Thanks be to God.
So, in summary, there are two types of sin evident in the Bible, mortal and venial. Both are sin, but only mortal sin can completely destroy charity and love in you. But the good news is that we can still be forgiven for both through the sacrament of Confession, which Christ gave the apostles and their successors the power to do.
God bless,
Jay
If you are not saved you go to hell for a lie and you also go there for murder..The bible says in romans 6:23,
"The wages of sin is death , but the gift of God is eternal life"
so it don't matter what the sin is, when you die yougo to hell..In Rev.2:8 the bible says,
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death".
but i do believe that God in his wonderful mercy, metes out different degrees of punishment in hell..now i don't know how it works but the bible says in Luke 12:47-48,
"The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."
now you draw your own conclusions..
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"There's room at the cross for you."
The reason I ask is I am actually starting to worry about what is coming of our country.I thought I wouldn't have trouble shooting some one for invading my home.As in say martial law and they send out people to gather up peoples weapons.I am not sure if this is how it will be done,I was just trying to justify what is right and what is wrong.I been taught that killing was wrong.But also I was born a free man.Just need some justification on what is actually the right thing to do under circumstances as I mentioned.Our constitution says one thing but the bible says another. The bible will allways come first to me then the constitution.My judgement is blurred a bit here and just want some input on peoples thoughts of what is correct to do.I don't have time for much bible study but getting answers from what real christians think will get me on the right track with my thinking of what should be the right path if something happens here. I don't want to chance it and do the wrong thing that could be fatal result of my decision.
Since Sin Is Breaking God's moral Law , given in Sinai, then sin becomes a Jewish Concept, which Christians have embraced.
This is how Judaism looks at sin.
The generichebrew word for any kind of sin is avera (literally: transgression). Based on verses in the Hebrew Bible, Judaism describes three levels of sin. There are three categories of a person who commits an avera. The first one is someone who does an avera intentionally, or "B'mezid." This is the most serious category. The second is one who did an avera by accident. This is called "B'shogeg," and while the person is still responsible for their action it is considered less serious. The third category is someone who is a "Tinok Shenishba", which is a person who was raised in an environment that was assimilated or non-Jewish, and is not aware of the proper Jewish laws, or halacha. This person is not held accountable for their actions.
[ul][*]Pesha (deliberate sin; in modern Hebrew: crime) or Mered (lit.: rebellion) - An intentional sin; an action committed in deliberate defiance of God; (Strong's Concordance:H6588 (פשע pesha', peh'shah). According to Strong it comes from the root (:H6586); rebellion, transgression, trespass.[*]Avon (lit.: iniquity) - This is a sin of lust or uncontrollable emotion. It is a sin done knowingly, but not done to defy God; (Strong's Concordance:H5771 (avon, aw-vone). According to Strong it comes from the root (:H5753); meaning perversity, moral evil:--fault, iniquity, mischief.[*]Cheit - This is an unintentional sin, crime or fault. (Strong's Concordance:H2399 (חַטָּא chate). According to Strong it comes from the root khaw-taw (:H2398, H2403) meaning "to miss, to err from the mark (speaking of an archer), to sin, to stumble." [/ul]
Judaism holds that no human being is perfect, and all people have sinned many times. However, certain states of sin (i.e. avon or cheit) do not condemn a person to damnation; only one or two truly grievous sins lead to anything approaching the standard conception of hell.
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The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. Zephaniah 1:14
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Is a sin the same as another sin?
