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If sins were to be ranked by how bad it is, what would be the top 10 sins?

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Probably “you shall love your neighbor as yourself”. This commandment of Jesus includes murder but not just murder (Luke 18:20). In fact it encompasses 4 of the 10 commandments including giving false testimony.
 
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Which sin would be worse than murder

If my measure is how much harm the sin does to the other person, then there are probably forms of torture, maiming, etc., that are worse than murder.

(But I'm going to get nightmares if I meditate on that too long, so I think I'll stop now.)
 
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Which sin would be worse than murder
That's up to God, not us. And consider that God is absolute good. A man in San Bernardino is closer to Paris, France, than a man in Anaheim, but both are very far away, so far that there's no real difference between the two.
 
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Pro 6:16 - These six things the LORD hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:

Pro 6:17 - A proud look,
A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,

Pro 6:18 - A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,

Pro 6:19 - A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren.
 
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I think of sin as something that separates us from God. If that definition holds up, how can one sin be worse than another? Separate is separate. I don't think it comes in degrees.

From a human perspective, I think wrongful acts that affect others are worse than those that affect only ourselves.
 
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Which sin would be worse than murder
the persistent and final rejection of the Holy Spirit, also known as "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit".
This is a state of mind and heart, not a single transgression, and it is considered unforgivable because it cuts a person off from the very power that brings them to repentance.
 
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the persistent and final rejection of the Holy Spirit, also known as "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit".
This is a state of mind and heart, not a single transgression, and it is considered unforgivable because it cuts a person off from the very power that brings them to repentance.
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That is not what blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is.
 
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That is not what blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is.
  • Matthew 12:31-32:
    "Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come".

    • Mark 3:28-29:
      "Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin".
    • Luke 12:10:
      "And to everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven, but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven".

      • Blasphemy is considered a sin where a person has so hardened their heart against the Holy Spirit's work that they refuse to repent, even when faced with undeniable truth.
 
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  • Matthew 12:31-32:
    "Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come".

    • Mark 3:28-29:
      "Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin".
    • Luke 12:10:
      "And to everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven, but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven".

      • Blasphemy is considered a sin where a person has so hardened their heart against the Holy Spirit's work that they refuse to repent, even when faced with undeniable truth.
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If you will read the whole account in Matthew 12 you will see that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is.
Stating that Jesus cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”


This sin was a national sin committed only by the nation of Israel. When Israels rulers reject Jesus as the promised Messiah and the offer of The Kingdom of God. this sin could only be committed by Israel when Jesus was physically on the earth doing miracles by The Holy Spirit, to prove He, Jesus was the promised Messiah of Israel.

Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”

The result of this sin came in 70 A.D.
 
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  • Matthew 12:31-32:
    "Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come".

    • Mark 3:28-29:
      "Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin".
    • Luke 12:10:
      "And to everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven, but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven".

      • Blasphemy is considered a sin where a person has so hardened their heart against the Holy Spirit's work that they refuse to repent, even when faced with undeniable truth.
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Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is explained in the first part of this article by Dr Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum
http://arielcontent.org/dcs/pdf/mbs003m.pdf
 
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