@@phogetta1 John 19:11...Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin."
A sin is a sin. You shall still make it to Heaven if you repent. Although I there are levels of rewards in Heaven. As a personal comment. I am a faul sinner, I know God with all my heart, though I constantly keep fallin under temptation, I need to be more of an example likewise God's son. Do not mislead, No flesh in this world is pure or perfect. It's Effort love and Faith that God seeks from us as well as preaching his word and winning souls
Remember he wasn't afraid of the cross, the nails, or the thorns on his head, what he was agonizing over is the fact that he had to drink the cup. What was in the cup that He prayed might pass if it was God's will??? It was the wrath of God that Jesus agonized over. He was made sin who knew no sin.
Matthew 23 YLT "'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment."
Somehow I have the distinct impression that lying to someone by telling them that they look good in an outfit which does not really compliment them is a far cry from murdering someone. Then again, maybe that's just that pesky common sense kicking in.
I believe the intention is really important. There are people who seek to hurt others as much as possible, there are people who don't want to hurt anybody, yet they still sin. That's one of the key factors for me when it comes to sin. How much pain has been caused to others (not self) with that particular sin should denote how serious the sin is. For example, I have had my only copy of my pictures stolen from me to deliberately hurt me. They have no value to anyone, yet it is worse than someone stealing one million dollars. Nothing can replace them. No amount of money can undo that particular sin. Some things just can't be repaired (just like death, illness or something along those lines) and the amount of pain they cause is enormous. You can't compare it to someone who steals food, for example. Both are sins, but they don't have the same weight.
For the wages of sin is death.....that pretty much sums up my opinion on if all sin is equal. Some might have higher earthly penalties but they will all condemn you to eternal separation from God......Hell.
Agreed. In the end, we are all equally in need of God's grace so to try to say something is "more sinful" than something else leads you to start acting like a Pharisee. Because you are just trying to avoid those certain sins that you deem worse than others and don't have a transformation of the heart. I disagree with A LOT that John Piper says.
all sins are not equal stop it. have thoughts of vengeance and imagining punching someone hard in the face and make him bleeding and suffering (for exemple) is not the same as be a little bit too proud... men, there is huges différences between sins, every major sins would seperate you from god, but your soul (astral body), change of nature (becomes darker) everytime you commit sins, but there is sins (nature of the thoughts is what change your soul since the soul is your personnality) which makes your soul change way more than others sins im sorry... then , when you are in hell, i think there is levels of hell according to how dark your soul has became...
Eduardo diaz: well, the bible doesnt talk about everything man, the bible doesnt talks about the astral projection, about what kind of stuffs demons can do when they are into your soul and how they can manipulate your physicals reactions, how by astral projection in cults such as santeria you curse entire geographicals zones with demonic influences... the bible doesnt talks about everything, it's the Truth, right, but you can as well look for informations on others cults to know how they deceive, their arguments and how to destroy their arguments... some warlocks or people which have divination abilties because the demon they are in connection with are able to see the souls of the peoples and the souls change of natures when you have hatred orwhen you have sexual feeling without being protected by the marriage (god), that's how unclean spirit enter into your body actually, because your soul activity change, that's why they can enter into your soul...
There is an unforgivable sin, all sin can be forgiven man, but sin against the holy spirit shall not be forgiven!!! Rejecting the holy spirit of God Almighty, is not forgiven !!!
Okay we (hopefully) agree that the law should be fair? God is the Perfect Judge we will be on trial. You have been found guilty, you can't respond by saying "look at all the good things I've done, I'm basically a good person." The wages of sin are death, but Jesus steps in and says 'I will take the punishment for your sin for you if you want, I love you that much.' Why would you not take that? It's foolishness
I don't believe the consequences of all sin is equal - it isn't. It's obvious that a child who is molested has to pay consequences that are far greater than those his grandmother has to pay when he steals $ from her purse. These are human perspectives, and human responses, but it's not what God seems to be saying. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The wages of sin is death. There are no qualifiers there, no hierarchy involved. To God, sin is sin is sin.
The sin unto death is found in the following verse of Jeremiah 7. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 “Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house and proclaim there this word and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah, who enter by these gates to worship the Lord!’” 3 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place. 4 Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, ‘[a]This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’ 5 For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a man and his neighbor, 6 if you do not oppress the alien, the [b]orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin, 7 then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. 8 “Behold, you are trusting in deceptive words to no avail. 9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery and swear falsely, and [c]offer sacrifices to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known, 10 then come and stand before Me in this house, which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’-that you may do all these abominations? 11 Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” declares the Lord. 12 “But go now to My place which was in Shiloh, where I made My name dwell at the first, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. 13 And now, because you have done all these things,” declares the Lord, “and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you did not hear, and I called you but you did not answer, 14 therefore, I will do to the house which is called by My name, in which you trust, and to the place which I gave you and your fathers, as I did to Shiloh. 15 I will cast you out of My sight, as I have cast out all your brothers, all the [d]offspring of Ephraim. 16 “As for you, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with Me; for I do not hear you. This verse Jeremiah :1-16 points out there sin an what happens when you don't repent. Proverb 17:15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord. I wish you peace, a shalom!
James was addressing the issue of sin period. That one offense against the law condemns the sinner, regardless which sin he committed. Paul put it more bluntly: "for all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory" and "there is none righteous, no not one..." In other words, all stand condemned before God. All are guilty. However, are there tiers of punishment in hell for different sins, that is a completely different question.
I don't think people really know how easy it is for sin to come into there lives..I am struggling with this myself , we are all sinners even if we pray go to church read the bible and are totally devoted to God.. It's a sin for our souls to be in bondage to this meat suit. HECK...A pretty woman could walk by and a man looks her way he just dinner by Adultry in his heart...If we didn't have sin in this physical realm we wouldn't need a Savior in Christ Jesus..God has got this stuff figured out ...
The sin unto death is found in the following verse of Jeremiah 7. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 “Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house and proclaim there this word and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah, who enter by these gates to worship the Lord!’” 3 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place. 4 Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, ‘[a]This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’ 5 For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a man and his neighbor, 6 if you do not oppress the alien, the [b]orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin, 7 then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. 8 “Behold, you are trusting in deceptive words to no avail. 9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery and swear falsely, and [c]offer sacrifices to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known, 10 then come and stand before Me in this house, which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’-that you may do all these abominations? 11 Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” declares the Lord. 12 “But go now to My place which was in Shiloh, where I made My name dwell at the first, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. 13 And now, because you have done all these things,” declares the Lord, “and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you did not hear, and I called you but you did not answer, 14 therefore, I will do to the house which is called by My name, in which you trust, and to the place which I gave you and your fathers, as I did to Shiloh. 15 I will cast you out of My sight, as I have cast out all your brothers, all the [d]offspring of Ephraim. 16 “As for you, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with Me; for I do not hear you. This verse Jeremiah :1-16 points out there sin an what happens when you don't repent. Proverb 17:15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord. I wish you peace, a shalom!
very true! I'm sure getting crucified is extremely terrible, but it is nothing compared to the wrath and rejection of God, that must have been the worst part
Exactly right! All Christians have the same righteousness--Christ's righteousness--imputed to them, but all non-Christians pay for their own sins and since all people sin differently, all sinners will be punished differently. Depending on what and how they sinned.
I chose Jesus as my God because of everything I have witnessed, healings, peoples lives have changed before my eyes. There have been too many coincidences for me not to think that it is the God that I worship. I have felt his presence and I have felt his love. For the record, not all Christians or 'religious people' are close minded, if anything that shows that you are in your assumption. I can understand why people don't believe, sometimes I have doubts, but I go from my personal experience
Good answer Pst. John; glory to God! I would like to add a verse which talked about sins leading to death and those not leading to death (1 John 5:16-17); this confirms your explanation of sin's consequences. God bless
I wonder what relevance or benevolent teaching god intended on us from the ripping of infants from their mother's wombs stories & other gruesomely done executions while saving his people. Did the other rebellious pagan worshippers exist unknowingly to him? He is all knowing after all & the supposed free will does not argue out why he is anything less than a dictator. I'm going to hell ain't I?
Off course there are level of sin ,if there are not than why we must go away from doing big sin as all human Will sin ? And the fact There is number in this world of reality. Little sin got small punishment and bigger sin got bigger punishment ,that is justice
The Bible says Sin separates you from God, whether it that or that. Second a man who wishing to keep the Law of Moses has to do everything it says or he has broken the Law. In civil law if you jay walk where it doesn't permit it or if you commit murder, in both cases you have broken the the law.
All sin puts you in a state of rebellion from the will of God, and so all sin requires a sacrifice which was made by Christ. In the Old covenant different sins required different sacrifices, but Christ is enough sacrifice for all sin. So either you are in a state of rebellion and so whatever you do is sin or you are in fellowship with Christ walking in the light and free from sin and the law. When you walk by the spirit you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. When the Spirit or your own conscience convicts you your choice is to rebel against the Spirit or to repent and continue fellowship with Christ.
I'm an agnostic meaning I'm humble enough to admit I don't know..... I'm not rebelling nor am I walking g with Christ. However I do my best to do the right thing at all times. According to you, me doing the right thing is a sin...... God gave you a brain for a reason. Please use it.
'Being in a church makes you a christian just as much as standing in a garage makes you a car'. If you love God that much and really trust in him you find more and more you want to sin less and less. Are you really a christian if you just pray 'the prayer'? No, you actually have to follow God and christ otherwise it's pointless. However it would make God's love pointless if he couldn't reach and save even the most screwed up person. After all, what loving God would only be loving to some people?
God can't have any sin around him , so you are guilty of all if you try to be saved by law , but if you believe in Christ then you are saved by grace . Law is only mirrior to show you that you are ughly , it does not help you become pretty .
@margovallen Here's an article on the subject: wwwDOTcarmDOTorg/questions-sins-equal Just replace "DOT" with a period. Also: did you look up the verses I referenced? Revelation 20:11-15, etc.?
We rely on the King James Bible, and it's because it has stood the test of time. Prophesy that was spoken of thousands of years ago have come to pass, and by the way there aren't a whole lot left. Get a King James Bible and read the book of John, it's full of salvation scriptures. It will be a blessing to you.
@margovallen ...Err...no, it says it will be more tolerable in the day of judgment than for certain people. How am I misinterpreting it? Why will they be judged out of the books if their punishments will be the exact same?
STOP YELLING! Any sin, unless you repent and stop doing it, then you are not truly repentant and unless you are convicted of your sins (in which if you are convicted of them, then you would stop) then you're not really saved by the blood of Christ. 1Cr 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
@margovallen Forgive me, I did not see this comment. If there were degrees of sin then, there are now. God has only exalted the Law in the NT. It never saved; it is a teacher to show us our sin, to bring us to Christ. No, it's not all the same to God. Revelation 20:11-15, the "more tolerable" judgment day verses, the "greater sin" verse from John I quoted, etc., show that sins ARE different to God. Please show me verses that say all sins are the same in the Eyes of God.
@margovallen That doesn't address the issue. God is the same now as if He was then. So why, then, if all sins are the same in His Sight, were there different punishments? After all, stealing a paperclip is the same as murdering women and children, isn'ti t? That doesn't even make logical sense, let alone Biblical sense. Your position that all sins are the same is baseless. Where in Scripture do you get that? And how do you explain greater and lesser judgments, etc., etc.?
Sorry brother Jesus never sinned which is why death could not hold him, the grave could not keep him, and He rose on the third day. The reason He died was not because of His sin but because of ours. "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." - 2 Corinthians 5:21
You just don't understand repentance. Study it brother. You will not walk in a constant state of sinfulness if you've truly change your mind or repented. The Bible says that He gives you a new heart and new desires after salvation. That does not mean a desire to kill millions of people, but a heart that is changed and only wants to please Him. Fall upon Christ and basically give up, thats what salvation is.
Careful. Hell is eternal torment, pain, total darkness, gnashing of teeth, separation from God, and the Bible says it's for eternity. It also says that the smoke from their torment will rise forever. Jesus said repent and believe the gospel. When you become converted or Born Again the Holy Spirit indwells you and guides you, you will not stay in a constant state of sinfulness. Choose life, choose Jesus brother. Repent simply means change your mind, or to turn.
God told Adam not to eat out of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God made man for his enjoyment and did not make robots, he wanted man to enjoy paradise but be obedient. He gives man a free will, we can either obey and accept what He says or we can reject it. Jesus was not born under the curse, the Bible says he was conceived of the HOLY GHOST, not man or mans genes. When Jesus was baptised, God said "this is my beloved son in which I am well pleased." He is sufficient.
Did the spaghetti monster die in your place for sin? He had to be perfect because that's what it takes to enter heaven. We can't be perfect, so Jesus came in our place and took the punishment because of the fact that we have all sinned and fall short of the gory of God. Read Romans 3:23. Nothing imperfect will enter God's kingdom. The Bible says tghat when we are saved, God see's the Blood of Christ covering us, making us clean and acceptable in his eyes.
Also people don't go to hell because they went to a different religion. We all sin and would be going to hell without God. There is nothing better about 'religious people' or any of that, we just accepted that Jesus is our saviour and God is our Lord. And the people before Jesus again, old testament is a good resource, use it. The Jews would atone for their sin by sacrifice, however we do not need to, Jesus is our sacrifice, now all we have to do is follow him.
however if Jesus didn't die, all of us would be going to hell. John 3:16. What would be more loving, God dying to save mankind or God watching as we struggle to do it when we can't? I don't give a toss about religion, I care about people and following Jesus. God never wanted religion, he wanted a united people all working for the good of everything, not some people to attend church every sunday or whatever. Read the bible, it'll tell you more about everything you are asking.
Why would you want to sin in heaven when you are so near to God? It isn't a lack of free will, its just what you want. It isn't right to believe everything you hear, some of it will be false. Turning away from God is not believing in him and who he was and what he did for you. We can avoid false teachings by reading it ourselves. There was a lot of extortion within the catholic church as a result of people not being able to read God's word for themselves. We need t read it to understand it
Well, if you use your logic then no body would enter heaven, because of our sin we would always fall short of God's goodness. No religion involved, just a belief, love and following of Jesus Christ and God. It wouldn't be loving for God to just abandon people, hence Jesus, but it wouldn't be Just to let everyone into heaven. How are you supposed to enter heaven if you are running in the other direction? That is why you have to turn back to God and follow him. Otherwise you send yourself to hell
So why do 2 billion people follow Jesus? Also in answer to previous question, if Jesus us God, God is out of time, so he knew what everyone will ever do, so he can die for absolutely everyones sin ever. Why wouldn't he let people go to hell? God is Love, he is also Just, if people don't want him then he isn't going to force himself onto a person. If they don't want to follow him then they don't have to, actions have consequences.
God = Perfect Jesus = God therefore Jesus = Perfect Perfect = No Sin Jesus could not have saved us of our sin if he was not perfect. Only a perfect, innocent sacrifice could have saved us from all of of our impurities. Bearing in mind that the Bible was written by men, however it was inspired by God, so I would trust the Bible. BTW mankind only die because of original sin anyway, so Jesus didn't die for any sin he committed, but for what we did.
historical evidence suggests otherwise, most credible historian agree at least that Jesus did at least exist. Then there's not only the new testament accounts, but the prophecies in the old testament written a good deal before christ, then there's outside sources such as other peoples accounts that the time, not to mention the roman records. Yeah, that is just a plain untrue statement you just said...
All sin is sin only. Our God is 100% Holy so he can not tolerate 1% of sin in His Children too. He says, Be Holy as I am Holy. It simply means New Born believer will be 100% Holy just like our Heavenly Father is Holy. Just now we are living as a prisoner in our sin nature body. But some day we will be free and become exactly as our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the first fruit we be after Him too. So NO sin small or big. It's SIN only and unaccepted by God in any circumstances. That is why Christ Je
@SeventyTimesSeven490 Hold on. If mankind is as you describe it, certainly those who don't believe would not be a minority. Usually, the opposite is true; people flock to religion for easy answers to difficult choices and questions and to obtain a supposed moral high ground on their peers. Also, if pride is a sin, how come God, who demanded that all of humanity only worship him and nothing else, isn't a black pit of the evil stuff?
@SeventyTimesSeven490 What a wicked and twisted view of morality. We we're there when that happened. He had no choice at all in the matter. Yet, we are still being punished. Punishing someone for someone else's crime is innately unjust. From what you're saying, God's wrath is a separate entity from his mercy, or he wants to have it both ways, so he's either fragmented or a hypocrite or some other illogical possibility. How is any of that just or reasonable?
@SeventyTimesSeven490 You're assuming things about me that are not true; I don't "love sin" and have my own moral code based on the fact that my actions have impact on others. I also don't rely on a concept like hell to back up my ideals. The world is full of suffering because people refuse to see each others as equals and act unjustly towards each other. Don't bother using a mystical explanation when a simple logical one will do.
@SeventyTimesSeven490 "man titled priest" No True Scotsman is a fallacy, not an arguing point. Also, sin is a creation of religion and has no bearing outside religious matters. Also, the two gay men have to go through a soul-destroying "conversion" camp where they will be forced to hate themselves while the priest can just say a few prayers and get off for just a minute of his time. Don't tell me those are the same.
Hell was designed for satan and his fallen angels, not humans. Remember God said no one will be without excuse and that He has given us enough proof in creation, and He also says that He wrote His law on our hearts or on our conscience. You know there is a God, now you have to make the choice to open the door and invite Him in.
dude, Jesus never sinned, he died because he took on our sin, not any sin he committed, God had to forsake him because he could not bear to look at that much sin, so it was not a sin for Jesus to ask why God had forsaken him. Even though our physical bodies die because of sin, those who accept him can have eternal life with him, thats the point of Jesus!
@SeventyTimesSeven490 We are all people regardless. Separating people based on something other than their actions is unjust, and saying that anyone who doesn't follow you is evil is a false dichotomy, even if that thought makes you sad. Your definition of self is also skewed drastically towards the negative. Also, being in control of my own life is bad?
The Bible is truthful from the very first words HOLY BIBLE until the last and everything in between...you cannot make it fit your sin. Sin is not allowed in Heaven....PERIOD the end.
If a poor man (sins) by stealing food to eat .... I don't think this is a bigger sin than a man that rapes & murders a woman. So there are some sins that are worse than other sins.
@SeventyTimesSeven490 No, he did not have a choice. He was tempted by Satan, whom the perfect God let into the garden. Do you seriously believe that a being on a level high enough to challenge God couldn't convince an naive mortal to do something, especially when he is a master of deception?
@SeventyTimesSeven490 I'm not going to accept evidence from a biased group with obvious self-interest in saying that the Bible is true. Secondly, it's hard to disprove a claim of an event for which there is no evidence of actually happening.
@SeventyTimesSeven490 So I'll only know the truth about God and Christianity if I join your group and believe, despite the fact that your holy text, words and actions are available for all? Tell me why that's not suspicious.
This is so logical... I mean, how can EVERY sin be equal?? So It would be no difference if I decide to lie to my mom or put a bomb in a plane with hundreds of people in it??? Come on. ò_Ó
In the end a sin is a sin. They both won’t get you into heaven unless you ask for forgiveness. If God is willing to forgive us for both sins and he is a righteous God so he will. It’s only fair that both weight the same in God’s eye.
God also stated that what a man thinketh he essentially does. So say I am angry enough to envision killing someone (for clarification I am not nor have I ever been HA) or I kill them outright it is the same sin. So how can there be degrees of sin when logically we would think one of those is indeed worse than the other but God sees them the same. Both need to be repented for. Guess I'm questioning that aspect.
I think the point is that any sin, big or small, is still a sin and still ultimatwly leads to death. However, that does not mean that all sins are equal.
You're missing the point entirely. "According to GOD, are all sins the same" Not "how they affect man and other people". This doesnt answer the question at all. The short answer is YES. Romans 6:23. There is a single punishment of DEATH, not "stripes" (which that verse in Luke is a parable) for someone who merely tells a lie.
wrong . a sin is a sin....because you believe your sin isn't that bad, you place yourself above those who you think have sinned worse. that's called self righteousness. AND YOU WILL BE LAST IN HEAVEN. every man who says, i haven't sinned that much, oh it wasnt that bad, i didnt hurt that many people or i didn't hurt anyone.
Why do you Pastors continue to talk about "Sin" when it's Christ Blood on the Cross covered all our (Human Propensities ) According to our "FAITH". You worship God in Spirit and Truth . Pastors use this to TRICK on people who don't read the Truth of Jesus Christ Words?
Mmm...so we not forgiven of all our sins? We need to go account for them? We not washed clean as filthy rags. And when James say you brake 1 commanment you broke all he is wrong? I think we have a problem here. Gods promises is being twisted here.
If every sin is INFINITELY heinous, what can it possibly mean to say that one sin is bigger or smaller than another. Please, have a clear understanding of the words you use before speaking them.
Why judge your brother when you should worry about the stick in your eye that Jesus spoke of applies to our state of being in today's world,this has many applications to so many offences were living today....please God grant us wisdom to find Peace...🕊️🌿
Jesus is speaking of the Law when he's talking about degrees of punishment. Paul is speaking of Grace in that Christ took our Punishment. All sin cost Christ his life. So all are Heinous and Hell Deserving. But God.....
I think reading James 2:8-13 makes it very clear. If you murder someone, it is obvious that you do not love your neighbor. Even though you did not commit adultery or break other commandments.
This will encouraged people to do lesser sin...lesser sin can't cause life loss but can kill another person soul.Your explaination kinda weak.So what is the punishment for lesser sin? 20 years in hell?.If i lied to my friend by accusing his wife cheating ,sleeping with another man,then he kill his wife.My sin is lying while his sin is murder...am i guilty of a lesser sin?.Sin will bring forth death...did God reffering to certain sin or all sin.?
"If you have offended in ONE point of the law, you have broken them all". How many commandments did Adam break that caused DAMNATION and DEATH to fall upon ALL mankind? ONE.
why ask a human what a god means or does? No human really knows but they make theories that make THEM comfortable from interpretations written by other men.
so i only stole a quarter,,,,i didnt rob a bank. but that was a kids' quarter they left on the counter. and they continued looking until they ended up outside . wandering into the street they get hit by a car. which sin is worse, robbing a bank or stealing a quarter
Every wrong doing has it's consequence , doesn't the Bible say tell your sins to others and they are lessoned or diminished, confess, be honest with Jesus, he knows best especially in these last days where the world is a MESS
This scripture here clears this up. 1 John 5:16If any man see his brother sin a sin which isnot unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.5:17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
Jesus said him who handed him over to be executed was "guilty of a greater sin" so clearly there are levels and degrees of sin.
what verse
@@phogetta1 John 19:11...Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin."
Thank you so much. I have been confused since i have read that verse. Thanks for clearing it up
Pride is the biggest sin. Look at satan how he end up because of pride and there is no savior for him and his fallen angels.
Who was Jesus referring to though? The leading priest, Satan, or Judas?
A sin is a sin. You shall still make it to Heaven if you repent. Although I there are levels of rewards in Heaven. As a personal comment. I am a faul sinner, I know God with all my heart, though I constantly keep fallin under temptation, I need to be more of an example likewise God's son. Do not mislead, No flesh in this world is pure or perfect. It's Effort love and Faith that God seeks from us as well as preaching his word and winning souls
you lack much knowledge. I could try and explain but you will not listen.
No I'm not. I'm know the meaning of Life.
Remember he wasn't afraid of the cross, the nails, or the thorns on his head, what he was agonizing over is the fact that he had to drink the cup. What was in the cup that He prayed might pass if it was God's will??? It was the wrath of God that Jesus agonized over. He was made sin who knew no sin.
help us Lord to do your will
I was going to comment ,that would be judging ,that's why we must read the Bible❤️
Pastor Piper sure can explain things. I love this guy. He's a humble man.
Please give us more scripture to back up your claim that some sins are lesser and some are greater. Thanks.
Matthew 23 YLT
"'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment."
Somehow I have the distinct impression that lying to someone by telling them that they look good in an outfit which does not really compliment them is a far cry from murdering someone. Then again, maybe that's just that pesky common sense kicking in.
I believe the intention is really important. There are people who seek to hurt others as much as possible, there are people who don't want to hurt anybody, yet they still sin. That's one of the key factors for me when it comes to sin. How much pain has been caused to others (not self) with that particular sin should denote how serious the sin is. For example, I have had my only copy of my pictures stolen from me to deliberately hurt me. They have no value to anyone, yet it is worse than someone stealing one million dollars. Nothing can replace them. No amount of money can undo that particular sin. Some things just can't be repaired (just like death, illness or something along those lines) and the amount of pain they cause is enormous. You can't compare it to someone who steals food, for example. Both are sins, but they don't have the same weight.
For the wages of sin is death.....that pretty much sums up my opinion on if all sin is equal. Some might have higher earthly penalties but they will all condemn you to eternal separation from God......Hell.
Agreed. In the end, we are all equally in need of God's grace so to try to say something is "more sinful" than something else leads you to start acting like a Pharisee. Because you are just trying to avoid those certain sins that you deem worse than others and don't have a transformation of the heart. I disagree with A LOT that John Piper says.
True they all take you to the same place, the lake of fire. no matter which is greater
all sins are not equal stop it. have thoughts of vengeance and imagining punching someone hard in the face and make him bleeding and suffering (for exemple) is not the same as be a little bit too proud... men, there is huges différences between sins, every major sins would seperate you from god, but your soul (astral body), change of nature (becomes darker) everytime you commit sins, but there is sins (nature of the thoughts is what change your soul since the soul is your personnality) which makes your soul change way more than others sins im sorry... then , when you are in hell, i think there is levels of hell according to how dark your soul has became...
france france back up your claims with scripture and then we'll talk.
Eduardo diaz: well, the bible doesnt talk about everything man, the bible doesnt talks about the astral projection, about what kind of stuffs demons can do when they are into your soul and how they can manipulate your physicals reactions, how by astral projection in cults such as santeria you curse entire geographicals zones with demonic influences... the bible doesnt talks about everything, it's the Truth, right, but you can as well look for informations on others cults to know how they deceive, their arguments and how to destroy their arguments... some warlocks or people which have divination abilties because the demon they are in connection with are able to see the souls of the peoples and the souls change of natures when you have hatred orwhen you have sexual feeling without being protected by the marriage (god), that's how unclean spirit enter into your body actually, because your soul activity change, that's why they can enter into your soul...
There is an unforgivable sin, all sin can be forgiven man, but sin against the holy spirit shall not be forgiven!!! Rejecting the holy spirit of God Almighty, is not forgiven !!!
Okay we (hopefully) agree that the law should be fair? God is the Perfect Judge we will be on trial. You have been found guilty, you can't respond by saying "look at all the good things I've done, I'm basically a good person." The wages of sin are death, but Jesus steps in and says 'I will take the punishment for your sin for you if you want, I love you that much.' Why would you not take that? It's foolishness
I don't believe the consequences of all sin is equal - it isn't. It's obvious that a child who is molested has to pay consequences that are far greater than those his grandmother has to pay when he steals $ from her purse. These are human perspectives, and human responses, but it's not what God seems to be saying. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The wages of sin is death. There are no qualifiers there, no hierarchy involved. To God, sin is sin is sin.
The sin unto death is found in the following verse of Jeremiah 7. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 “Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house and proclaim there this word and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah, who enter by these gates to worship the Lord!’” 3 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place. 4 Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, ‘[a]This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’ 5 For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a man and his neighbor, 6 if you do not oppress the alien, the [b]orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin, 7 then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.
8 “Behold, you are trusting in deceptive words to no avail. 9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery and swear falsely, and [c]offer sacrifices to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known, 10 then come and stand before Me in this house, which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’-that you may do all these abominations? 11 Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” declares the Lord.
12 “But go now to My place which was in Shiloh, where I made My name dwell at the first, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. 13 And now, because you have done all these things,” declares the Lord, “and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you did not hear, and I called you but you did not answer, 14 therefore, I will do to the house which is called by My name, in which you trust, and to the place which I gave you and your fathers, as I did to Shiloh. 15 I will cast you out of My sight, as I have cast out all your brothers, all the [d]offspring of Ephraim.
16 “As for you, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with Me; for I do not hear you.
This verse Jeremiah :1-16 points out there sin an what happens when you don't repent. Proverb 17:15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
I wish you peace, a shalom!
Dave Burrows all sins being able to send you to hell doesn’t mean all sins are the same
FACTS AN THEY ALL LEAD TO ETERNITY IJ TORMENT@@TZ2nd
James was addressing the issue of sin period. That one offense against the law condemns the sinner, regardless which sin he committed. Paul put it more bluntly: "for all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory" and "there is none righteous, no not one..." In other words, all stand condemned before God. All are guilty. However, are there tiers of punishment in hell for different sins, that is a completely different question.
I don't think people really know how easy it is for sin to come into there lives..I am struggling with this myself , we are all sinners even if we pray go to church read the bible and are totally devoted to God.. It's a sin for our souls to be in bondage to this meat suit. HECK...A pretty woman could walk by and a man looks her way he just dinner by Adultry in his heart...If we didn't have sin in this physical realm we wouldn't need a Savior in Christ Jesus..God has got this stuff figured out ...
The sin unto death is found in the following verse of Jeremiah 7. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 “Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house and proclaim there this word and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah, who enter by these gates to worship the Lord!’” 3 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place. 4 Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, ‘[a]This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’ 5 For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a man and his neighbor, 6 if you do not oppress the alien, the [b]orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin, 7 then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.
8 “Behold, you are trusting in deceptive words to no avail. 9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery and swear falsely, and [c]offer sacrifices to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known, 10 then come and stand before Me in this house, which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’-that you may do all these abominations? 11 Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” declares the Lord.
12 “But go now to My place which was in Shiloh, where I made My name dwell at the first, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. 13 And now, because you have done all these things,” declares the Lord, “and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you did not hear, and I called you but you did not answer, 14 therefore, I will do to the house which is called by My name, in which you trust, and to the place which I gave you and your fathers, as I did to Shiloh. 15 I will cast you out of My sight, as I have cast out all your brothers, all the [d]offspring of Ephraim.
16 “As for you, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with Me; for I do not hear you.
This verse Jeremiah :1-16 points out there sin an what happens when you don't repent. Proverb 17:15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
I wish you peace, a shalom!
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
very true! I'm sure getting crucified is extremely terrible, but it is nothing compared to the wrath and rejection of God, that must have been the worst part
Exactly right! All Christians have the same righteousness--Christ's righteousness--imputed to them, but all non-Christians pay for their own sins and since all people sin differently, all sinners will be punished differently. Depending on what and how they sinned.
I chose Jesus as my God because of everything I have witnessed, healings, peoples lives have changed before my eyes. There have been too many coincidences for me not to think that it is the God that I worship. I have felt his presence and I have felt his love. For the record, not all Christians or 'religious people' are close minded, if anything that shows that you are in your assumption. I can understand why people don't believe, sometimes I have doubts, but I go from my personal experience
Good answer Pst. John; glory to God! I would like to add a verse which talked about sins leading to death and those not leading to death (1 John 5:16-17); this confirms your explanation of sin's consequences. God bless
God cannot stand any sin, all of them fall short of the glory of God. The punishment should fit the crime and "the wages of sin is death".
I wonder what relevance or benevolent teaching god intended on us from the ripping of infants from their mother's wombs stories & other gruesomely done executions while saving his people. Did the other rebellious pagan worshippers exist unknowingly to him? He is all knowing after all & the supposed free will does not argue out why he is anything less than a dictator. I'm going to hell ain't I?
Off course there are level of sin ,if there are not than why we must go away from doing big sin as all human Will sin ? And the fact There is number in this world of reality.
Little sin got small punishment and bigger sin got bigger punishment ,that is justice
The Bible says Sin separates you from God, whether it that or that. Second a man who wishing to keep the Law of Moses has to do everything it says or he has broken the Law. In civil law if you jay walk where it doesn't permit it or if you commit murder, in both cases you have broken the the law.
The sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is not forgivable which makes it THE greatest of sins.
All sin puts you in a state of rebellion from the will of God, and so all sin requires a sacrifice which was made by Christ. In the Old covenant different sins required different sacrifices, but Christ is enough sacrifice for all sin. So either you are in a state of rebellion and so whatever you do is sin or you are in fellowship with Christ walking in the light and free from sin and the law. When you walk by the spirit you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. When the Spirit or your own conscience convicts you your choice is to rebel against the Spirit or to repent and continue fellowship with Christ.
Kyle Roat I gues Dr. john pipers answer wasn't good enough
I'm an agnostic meaning I'm humble enough to admit I don't know..... I'm not rebelling nor am I walking g with Christ. However I do my best to do the right thing at all times. According to you, me doing the right thing is a sin...... God gave you a brain for a reason. Please use it.
@@danielmcknight9564 you are rebelling you sin you are against him
Mark 3:29 (KJV)
But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
@UMANEDAKIDD19 Are you saying the Bible does not speak against homosexuality?
'Being in a church makes you a christian just as much as standing in a garage makes you a car'. If you love God that much and really trust in him you find more and more you want to sin less and less. Are you really a christian if you just pray 'the prayer'? No, you actually have to follow God and christ otherwise it's pointless. However it would make God's love pointless if he couldn't reach and save even the most screwed up person. After all, what loving God would only be loving to some people?
The Bible is so confusing it's like it's trying to keep people out of heaven
My sins were greater and the punishment is severe.
WAGESOF SIN IS DEATH YOU BREAK ANY POINT OF THE LAW YOU ARE GUILTY JESUS SAID ,.…;:
I love you Piper! I freakin love you! I have been trying to work through this for ages, finally clicks thanks Pipe bomb!
Yeah he's good at explaining things
Not equal,,,, but none is insignificant.
correct explanation.
please pray for heather, her daughter and her father. Her father is on life supprt and will not live much longer. Shes completly devastated
@T2Todd2 fornication/adultery is seen as a sin against your won body which distinguishes it from the rest
God can't have any sin around him , so you are guilty of all if you try to be saved by law , but if you believe in Christ then you are saved by grace .
Law is only mirrior to show you that you are ughly , it does not help you become pretty .
It’s all sin and god’s eyes 👀
@margovallen Here's an article on the subject: wwwDOTcarmDOTorg/questions-sins-equal
Just replace "DOT" with a period.
Also: did you look up the verses I referenced? Revelation 20:11-15, etc.?
We rely on the King James Bible, and it's because it has stood the test of time. Prophesy that was spoken of thousands of years ago have come to pass, and by the way there aren't a whole lot left. Get a King James Bible and read the book of John, it's full of salvation scriptures. It will be a blessing to you.
But there is one sin that is unforgivable....
Sin of disbeliving in Jesus as the Son of God
@@lepoudaso8125 no blasphemy of the Holy Spirit!
@margovallen ...Err...no, it says it will be more tolerable in the day of judgment than for certain people.
How am I misinterpreting it? Why will they be judged out of the books if their punishments will be the exact same?
STOP YELLING! Any sin, unless you repent and stop doing it, then you are not truly repentant and unless you are convicted of your sins (in which if you are convicted of them, then you would stop) then you're not really saved by the blood of Christ. 1Cr 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
@margovallen Forgive me, I did not see this comment. If there were degrees of sin then, there are now. God has only exalted the Law in the NT. It never saved; it is a teacher to show us our sin, to bring us to Christ.
No, it's not all the same to God. Revelation 20:11-15, the "more tolerable" judgment day verses, the "greater sin" verse from John I quoted, etc., show that sins ARE different to God.
Please show me verses that say all sins are the same in the Eyes of God.
@margovallen That doesn't address the issue. God is the same now as if He was then. So why, then, if all sins are the same in His Sight, were there different punishments? After all, stealing a paperclip is the same as murdering women and children, isn'ti t? That doesn't even make logical sense, let alone Biblical sense.
Your position that all sins are the same is baseless. Where in Scripture do you get that? And how do you explain greater and lesser judgments, etc., etc.?
Sorry brother Jesus never sinned which is why death could not hold him, the grave could not keep him, and He rose on the third day. The reason He died was not because of His sin but because of ours. "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." - 2 Corinthians 5:21
You just don't understand repentance. Study it brother. You will not walk in a constant state of sinfulness if you've truly change your mind or repented. The Bible says that He gives you a new heart and new desires after salvation. That does not mean a desire to kill millions of people, but a heart that is changed and only wants to please Him. Fall upon Christ and basically give up, thats what salvation is.
Careful. Hell is eternal torment, pain, total darkness, gnashing of teeth, separation from God, and the Bible says it's for eternity. It also says that the smoke from their torment will rise forever. Jesus said repent and believe the gospel. When you become converted or Born Again the Holy Spirit indwells you and guides you, you will not stay in a constant state of sinfulness. Choose life, choose Jesus brother. Repent simply means change your mind, or to turn.
God told Adam not to eat out of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God made man for his enjoyment and did not make robots, he wanted man to enjoy paradise but be obedient. He gives man a free will, we can either obey and accept what He says or we can reject it. Jesus was not born under the curse, the Bible says he was conceived of the HOLY GHOST, not man or mans genes. When Jesus was baptised, God said "this is my beloved son in which I am well pleased." He is sufficient.
Did the spaghetti monster die in your place for sin? He had to be perfect because that's what it takes to enter heaven. We can't be perfect, so Jesus came in our place and took the punishment because of the fact that we have all sinned and fall short of the gory of God. Read Romans 3:23. Nothing imperfect will enter God's kingdom. The Bible says tghat when we are saved, God see's the Blood of Christ covering us, making us clean and acceptable in his eyes.
Also people don't go to hell because they went to a different religion. We all sin and would be going to hell without God. There is nothing better about 'religious people' or any of that, we just accepted that Jesus is our saviour and God is our Lord. And the people before Jesus again, old testament is a good resource, use it. The Jews would atone for their sin by sacrifice, however we do not need to, Jesus is our sacrifice, now all we have to do is follow him.
however if Jesus didn't die, all of us would be going to hell. John 3:16. What would be more loving, God dying to save mankind or God watching as we struggle to do it when we can't? I don't give a toss about religion, I care about people and following Jesus. God never wanted religion, he wanted a united people all working for the good of everything, not some people to attend church every sunday or whatever. Read the bible, it'll tell you more about everything you are asking.
Why would you want to sin in heaven when you are so near to God? It isn't a lack of free will, its just what you want. It isn't right to believe everything you hear, some of it will be false. Turning away from God is not believing in him and who he was and what he did for you. We can avoid false teachings by reading it ourselves. There was a lot of extortion within the catholic church as a result of people not being able to read God's word for themselves. We need t read it to understand it
Well, if you use your logic then no body would enter heaven, because of our sin we would always fall short of God's goodness. No religion involved, just a belief, love and following of Jesus Christ and God. It wouldn't be loving for God to just abandon people, hence Jesus, but it wouldn't be Just to let everyone into heaven. How are you supposed to enter heaven if you are running in the other direction? That is why you have to turn back to God and follow him. Otherwise you send yourself to hell
So why do 2 billion people follow Jesus? Also in answer to previous question, if Jesus us God, God is out of time, so he knew what everyone will ever do, so he can die for absolutely everyones sin ever. Why wouldn't he let people go to hell? God is Love, he is also Just, if people don't want him then he isn't going to force himself onto a person. If they don't want to follow him then they don't have to, actions have consequences.
God = Perfect
Jesus = God
therefore Jesus = Perfect
Perfect = No Sin
Jesus could not have saved us of our sin if he was not perfect. Only a perfect, innocent sacrifice could have saved us from all of of our impurities.
Bearing in mind that the Bible was written by men, however it was inspired by God, so I would trust the Bible. BTW mankind only die because of original sin anyway, so Jesus didn't die for any sin he committed, but for what we did.
historical evidence suggests otherwise, most credible historian agree at least that Jesus did at least exist. Then there's not only the new testament accounts, but the prophecies in the old testament written a good deal before christ, then there's outside sources such as other peoples accounts that the time, not to mention the roman records. Yeah, that is just a plain untrue statement you just said...
All sin is sin only. Our God is 100% Holy so he can not tolerate 1% of sin in His Children too. He says, Be Holy as I am Holy. It simply means New Born believer will be 100% Holy just like our Heavenly Father is Holy. Just now we are living as a prisoner in our sin nature body. But some day we will be free and become exactly as our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the first fruit we be after Him too. So NO sin small or big. It's SIN only and unaccepted by God in any circumstances. That is why Christ Je
@SeventyTimesSeven490 Hold on. If mankind is as you describe it, certainly those who don't believe would not be a minority. Usually, the opposite is true; people flock to religion for easy answers to difficult choices and questions and to obtain a supposed moral high ground on their peers. Also, if pride is a sin, how come God, who demanded that all of humanity only worship him and nothing else, isn't a black pit of the evil stuff?
@SeventyTimesSeven490 What a wicked and twisted view of morality. We we're there when that happened. He had no choice at all in the matter. Yet, we are still being punished. Punishing someone for someone else's crime is innately unjust. From what you're saying, God's wrath is a separate entity from his mercy, or he wants to have it both ways, so he's either fragmented or a hypocrite or some other illogical possibility. How is any of that just or reasonable?
@SeventyTimesSeven490 You're assuming things about me that are not true; I don't "love sin" and have my own moral code based on the fact that my actions have impact on others. I also don't rely on a concept like hell to back up my ideals. The world is full of suffering because people refuse to see each others as equals and act unjustly towards each other. Don't bother using a mystical explanation when a simple logical one will do.
@SeventyTimesSeven490 "man titled priest"
No True Scotsman is a fallacy, not an arguing point.
Also, sin is a creation of religion and has no bearing outside religious matters. Also, the two gay men have to go through a soul-destroying "conversion" camp where they will be forced to hate themselves while the priest can just say a few prayers and get off for just a minute of his time. Don't tell me those are the same.
Hell was designed for satan and his fallen angels, not humans. Remember God said no one will be without excuse and that He has given us enough proof in creation, and He also says that He wrote His law on our hearts or on our conscience. You know there is a God, now you have to make the choice to open the door and invite Him in.
dude, Jesus never sinned, he died because he took on our sin, not any sin he committed, God had to forsake him because he could not bear to look at that much sin, so it was not a sin for Jesus to ask why God had forsaken him. Even though our physical bodies die because of sin, those who accept him can have eternal life with him, thats the point of Jesus!
@SeventyTimesSeven490 We are all people regardless. Separating people based on something other than their actions is unjust, and saying that anyone who doesn't follow you is evil is a false dichotomy, even if that thought makes you sad. Your definition of self is also skewed drastically towards the negative. Also, being in control of my own life is bad?
The Bible is truthful from the very first words HOLY BIBLE until the last and everything in between...you cannot make it fit your sin. Sin is not allowed in Heaven....PERIOD the end.
If a poor man (sins) by stealing food to eat .... I don't think this is a bigger sin than a man that rapes & murders a woman. So there are some sins that are worse than other sins.
@SeventyTimesSeven490 No, he did not have a choice. He was tempted by Satan, whom the perfect God let into the garden. Do you seriously believe that a being on a level high enough to challenge God couldn't convince an naive mortal to do something, especially when he is a master of deception?
@SeventyTimesSeven490 I'm not going to accept evidence from a biased group with obvious self-interest in saying that the Bible is true. Secondly, it's hard to disprove a claim of an event for which there is no evidence of actually happening.
@SeventyTimesSeven490 So I'll only know the truth about God and Christianity if I join your group and believe, despite the fact that your holy text, words and actions are available for all? Tell me why that's not suspicious.
Check your inbox i will email you and correct you. You will see a scripture breakdown why Christianity and religion are two different things.
This is so logical... I mean, how can EVERY sin be equal?? So It would be no difference if I decide to lie to my mom or put a bomb in a plane with hundreds of people in it??? Come on. ò_Ó
the Bible was written by men but the inspired HOLY WORD of GOD...so stop justifying and accept the WORD...repent, repent, repent.
No , all sins are not equal, how can murder be same as having a cigarette 😕
In the end a sin is a sin. They both won’t get you into heaven unless you ask for forgiveness. If God is willing to forgive us for both sins and he is a righteous God so he will. It’s only fair that both weight the same in God’s eye.
@@shanbanchan1816 No my friend not all sins lead to death,, yes certainly ask for forgiveness, confess , God bless ❤
God also stated that what a man thinketh he essentially does. So say I am angry enough to envision killing someone (for clarification I am not nor have I ever been HA) or I kill them outright it is the same sin. So how can there be degrees of sin when logically we would think one of those is indeed worse than the other but God sees them the same. Both need to be repented for. Guess I'm questioning that aspect.
"God also stated that what a man thinketh he essentially does"
Bible quote ?
@@JESUS_Saves3747 proverbs 23:7
@@ThrifterPickerShipperI can't interpret this in this passage !
Man can not serve two masters you either love one and hate the other.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23. Not sure the guy says something different...
I think the point is that any sin, big or small, is still a sin and still ultimatwly leads to death. However, that does not mean that all sins are equal.
Sorry Brother Jesus is like Hercules. Both have no evidence. So your 2 Corinthians 5:21 quote is quite cute.
In the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. John 1:1. Jesus is god.
You're missing the point entirely.
"According to GOD, are all sins the same"
Not "how they affect man and other people".
This doesnt answer the question at all.
The short answer is YES.
Romans 6:23. There is a single punishment of DEATH, not "stripes" (which that verse in Luke is a parable) for someone who merely tells a lie.
wrong . a sin is a sin....because you believe your sin isn't that bad, you place yourself above those who you think have sinned worse.
that's called self righteousness.
AND YOU WILL BE LAST IN HEAVEN.
every man who says, i haven't sinned that much, oh it wasnt that bad, i didnt hurt that many people or i didn't hurt anyone.
Why do you Pastors continue to talk about "Sin" when it's Christ Blood on the Cross covered all our (Human Propensities ) According to our "FAITH". You worship God in Spirit and Truth . Pastors use this to TRICK on people who don't read the Truth of Jesus Christ Words?
Mmm...so we not forgiven of all our sins? We need to go account for them? We not washed clean as filthy rags. And when James say you brake 1 commanment you broke all he is wrong? I think we have a problem here. Gods promises is being twisted here.
If every sin is INFINITELY heinous, what can it possibly mean to say that one sin is bigger or smaller than another. Please, have a clear understanding of the words you use before speaking them.
Why judge your brother when you should worry about the stick in your eye that Jesus spoke of applies to our state of being in today's world,this has many applications to so many offences were living today....please God grant us wisdom to find Peace...🕊️🌿
Jesus is speaking of the Law when he's talking about degrees of punishment.
Paul is speaking of Grace in that Christ took our Punishment.
All sin cost Christ his life. So all are Heinous and Hell Deserving.
But God.....
I think reading James 2:8-13 makes it very clear. If you murder someone, it is obvious that you do not love your neighbor. Even though you did not commit adultery or break other commandments.
This will encouraged people to do lesser sin...lesser sin can't cause life loss but can kill another person soul.Your explaination kinda weak.So what is the punishment for lesser sin? 20 years in hell?.If i lied to my friend by accusing his wife cheating ,sleeping with another man,then he kill his wife.My sin is lying while his sin is murder...am i guilty of a lesser sin?.Sin will bring forth death...did God reffering to certain sin or all sin.?
He doesn't show us prophesy from thousands of years ago. He didn't die for our sins.
"If you have offended in ONE point of the law, you have broken them all". How many commandments did Adam break that caused DAMNATION and DEATH to fall upon ALL mankind? ONE.
and you still haven't given me your evidence to suggest that Jesus is not God...
Man and his faulty deduction, trying to figure out God based on one Scripture. I agree with Piper.
why ask a human what a god means or does? No human really knows but they make theories that make THEM comfortable from interpretations written by other men.
so i only stole a quarter,,,,i didnt rob a bank.
but that was a kids' quarter they left on the counter.
and they continued looking until they ended up outside .
wandering into the street they get hit by a car.
which sin is worse, robbing a bank or stealing a quarter
Every wrong doing has it's consequence , doesn't the Bible say tell your sins to others and they are lessoned or diminished, confess, be honest with Jesus, he knows best especially in these last days where the world is a MESS
Study and then I will listen to your story, or contradictions of the Bible.
This scripture here clears this up. 1 John 5:16If any man see his brother sin a sin which isnot unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.5:17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
Rich people can afford doing big sin for the punishment can be settle with money.