Is all sin equal in Gods eyes?

[Tony824]

I was having this discussion with my friend and I was trying to find scripture to it in the bible, but I couldn't find them. Can anyone point me towards some verses for some of my reference? Thanks

 

[Shogore]

All sin is not equal in God's eyes, since the question "what sin is the worst?" is actually answered in the Bible

 

[Doctrine1st]

No they are not all equal. In fact, last night God spoke to me about this very subject and he explained it like this. When born, everyone has a expense account with a million dollars in it, and each sin cost porportionally to the deed. Murder, will cost you the whole million and straight to hell. Rape will cost you $750K, while robbery will cost you $500K, and on the otherhand touching yourself, emm....$.50 or 3 for $1.00.

 

[tcampen]

$.50 or 3 for $1.00?

What? That's the cost?

I thought that was a credit! Uh, oh.....I better go balance my books again.

 

[Ben johnson]

Murder, will cost you the whole million and straight to hell. Rape will cost you $750K, while robbery will cost you $500K, and on the otherhand masterbastion, emm....$.50 or 3 for $1.00.

I kinda think rape is WORSE than murder; murder only kills once, many rape victims die a little every day...

(Tell me, Doctrine1st, is that the FIRST, or the LAST BASTION???)

There is a "sin that leads to death", and a sin "not leading to death" (1Jn5:16); but "the wages of sin (all sin) are death" (Rom6:23). Clearly the "sin leading to death" is greater than the one "not leading to death". What could be the difference? In all of Scripture I find only one difference --- repentance.

"If we say we have no sin we lie and the truth is not in us; but if we CONFESS our sin (repent), He is faithful and just to FORGIVE our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1Jn1:9

That's really it --- unconfessed, unrepented sin is worse, 'cause it leads to death...

 

[FOMWatts<><]

No they are not all equal. In fact, last night God spoke to me about this very subject and he explained it like this. When born, everyone has a expense account with a million dollars in it, and each sin cost porportionally to the deed. Murder, will cost you the whole million and straight to hell. Rape will cost you $750K, while robbery will cost you $500K, and on the otherhand masterbastion, emm....$.50 or 3 for $1.00.

That is just....?funny? I don't exactly know how to explain what I think about that explanation so I'll just hush and say I COMPLETLY disagree and think that such an explanation is NOT represenative of God OR the Bible, God's Holy Word.

FOM<><

 

[Vedant]

i think you just ran out of money and are bitter

</sarcasm>

 

[Doctrine1st]

Come on guys relax a little. In honor of the late great Bob Hope, that was one of his old jokes.

 

[Seraphim Reeves]

The gravity of any given sin, is largely a question to be answered in the disposition of the individual. As such, to some extent, it is subjective - however, we can speak in generalities, because human beings are in the most basic sense, the same.

Some sins alienate people more from God than others, because of what they do the conscience, and the ramifications of said sins in their lives. Thus, apostacy is obviously going to be worse than a lapse into say, fornication - for the former robs someone of the very means to repent.

Seraphim

 

[kdet]

I'm not sure what the answer is but I will say if ALL sins are equal in God's eyes then why did he establish different punishments for different offenses?
I believe that all sins are equally bad in God's eyes because sin is what seperates us from Him. But that is not the same as saying that He feels that all sins are the SAME in His eyes. A murderer of children would have to be more offensive in the eyes of God than a liar.

 

[if_i_only_had_a_brain]

I thought blasphemy of the Holy Spirit was the only unforgivable sin? I mean Paul killed many many Christians and he not only got saved he became one of the greatest teachers and apostles. Virtually all sin is equal in God's eyes. What's it Romans 3:23 says again? Oh yes....For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Now you may thing I'm wrong and that's your own opinion but to me that verse says that everyone sinned ( and I'm assuming these are a wide variety of sins)and they need Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was the glory of God and it's saying that we are not worthy of him, but he gives every sinner no matter who they are the opportunity to have salvation.

 

[kdet]

I thought blasphemy of the Holy Spirit was the only unforgivable sin? I mean Paul killed many many Christians and he not only got saved he became one of the greatest teachers and apostles. Virtually all sin is equal in God's eyes. What's it Romans 3:23 says again? Oh yes....For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Now you may thing I'm wrong and that's your own opinion but to me that verse says that everyone sinned ( and I'm assuming these are a wide variety of sins)and they need Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was the glory of God and it's saying that we are not worthy of him, but he gives every sinner no matter who they are the opportunity to have salvation.

I'm not talking about an unforgivable sin. I believe as you do that only blasphemy qualifies us for that. But God did set up His laws with punishments for different offenses...clearly He saw a difference in stealing and murder.

 

[Christi]

I think compared to the holiness of God, there isn't much difference between the best of us and the worst of us......He loves Charles Manson as much as He loves Billy Graham. (He calls US to that, also, btw, and I don't know about anyone else, but I find it hard.) The only difference is the blood of Christ. And who has accepted His sacrifice and believes it. I know in the Old Testament there were different punishments for different sins, but there was also alot of animal sacrifice. Christ came to take the heat for ALL our sins.....if we accept that, when God looks at us He sees Christ....not our sins, He sees us clothed in linen, pure and white. Makes no sense to my human brain, either, but it's in the Book.

 

[Carico]

There is a hierarchy of sin IN THE WORLD. Each sin has an appropriate consequence on earth. There is also a judgment day when we will be judged by God according to our deeds and if we are saved, there is a particular spot in heaven for us. However, none of us is without sin. There is not one righteous or perfect person among us and for that reason, one sin is not worse than another. Once saved, always saved.

 

[Pastor_Benjamin]

Sin is just that sin.

 

[Buzz Dixon]

Carico is on the beam here. All sins are equal in that they are examples of us falling short of God's intended perfection for us. The only unforgivable sin is saying God is evil, and some argue it's unforgivable only in the sense that a person who truly believes such a thought would never ask God for forgiveness.

In the world, various sins have greater or lesser impact but they're not always obvious. Running somebody down accidentally with your car hurts a single person; being a celebrity with a reputation for reckless driving may cause several other people to emulate you and they will hurt others even if you never do.

 

[CSMR]

That's really it --- unconfessed, unrepented sin is worse, 'cause it leads to death...

Or rather, it's not worse as a sin, but it's worse for the sinner!

I'm not sure what the answer is but I will say if ALL sins are equal in God's eyes then why did he establish different punishments for different offenses?
I believe that all sins are equally bad in God's eyes because sin is what seperates us from Him. But that is not the same as saying that He feels that all sins are the SAME in His eyes. A murderer of children would have to be more offensive in the eyes of God than a liar.

Why should one thing offend God more than another, unless it is worse?
The different punishments for different offences in the OT did give a sense of some things being particularly bad. They gave a sense of some things being worthy of death, some things requiring restitution to the victim, some things requiring ceremonial cleansing, etc.. If we look deeply and spiritually into the nature of the law however we see that actually all offences are equally offensive and that we are nothing but offence to God. If God had established stoning for all offences, there wouldn't be anyone left.

 

[Crispie]

Yes, all sin is rebellion in Gods eyes, but each sin has its own consequence on earth, whether that be great or small.

 

[CRitabe]

Sin has been defined as "missing the mark." I think that is how God sees it - and, he is faithful and just to forgive, so He says.

It is my opinion that it is a human thing to get caught up in the "better or worse" scenario. I don't think that is God's thing. I think it interesting in the Bible when King David committed a sin by having Bathsheba's husband killed and took her for himself - He asked David if he had rather be judged for his sin by man or by God. David said that he had rather be judged by God because he knew that God was able to see the heart - know all of his past - and understand why he behaved as he did. God was not too easy on King David either. God took away David and Bathsheba's first-born. Ouch!!

It seems that people are the ones that need a punishment rating system. One of the truly liberating things that has happened in my life has been to truly understand that I do not have to be the morality police in life. God does that just fine - thank you very much and it sure allowed me to have a lot more free time.

 

[pacer234]

Carico is on the beam here. All sins are equal in that they are examples of us falling short of God's intended perfection for us. The only unforgivable sin is saying God is evil, and some argue it's unforgivable only in the sense that a person who truly believes such a thought would never ask God for forgiveness.

In the world, various sins have greater or lesser impact but they're not always obvious. Running somebody down accidentally with your car hurts a single person; being a celebrity with a reputation for reckless driving may cause several other people to emulate you and they will hurt others even if you never do.

Buzz,
I see what you are saying, but I dont 100% agree with you on that is the unforgivable sin. Now, yeah that is harmful to say that, I believe that, and then again, I may have just learned that fact and really thought about it 100% for the first time. Where I see " isnt it a.k.a (also known as) the unpardonable sin? is where you mock God, i havent dug deep enough to really realize what u are saying I guess. The thing is I understand what Mocking is, but I cant fully comphrend it. I am not saying that u are wrong, u may be right and i may be wrong. But just someone help me out on it