Why would a person claim that all sins are equal?

W2L said:

We are all guilty of breaking the whole law.

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But regarding judgment, we are not all equally guilty.

thecolorsblend said:

But regarding judgment, we are not all equally guilty.

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Thats not what James says.

ilovejcsog said:

It would be nice if they were not equal......For instance a pedophile gets the same punishment that a person who steals a candy bar ......

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The wages of any sin is death.

ewq1938 said:

Not all actually:

1Jn 5:17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

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Yes. The ones we can repent of will not end in death.
But we are "due the same" wages for all of them,
though Jesus pays the price, if we accept it.

Yes, some sins are more serious than others.
1 Jn 5:16,17 says, "If anyone sees his brother sinning, if the sin is not deadly, he should pray to God and he will give him life. This is only for those whose sin is not deadly. There is such a thing as deadly sin, about which I do not say that you should pray."

What is a "sin unto death"? What does that mean? I'm taking it to mean a sin not repented of? Or a sin which you consciously refused to repent of/refused to believe you could be forgiven for up until the end of your life?