The point that I was making was that there is the potential for extending sinful from very minor to very major. Most will not go into major sin, because they fear the consequences or the shame in being caught. There have been many "repentances" and sorrow over sin after the person has been caught in his sin. An elder in a church I once went to was caught in a homosexual encounter in a public toilet. If he had not have been caught, he would have gone on having encounters with random men, still remaining an elder and preaching on the regular basis.
This is because what would have stopped him sinning was the dishonour to the Name of Christ and the grieving of the Holy Spirit. But that was not his primary concern. This made him a two-faced hypocrite, being a "saintly soul" at church among his Christian peers, and being a "devil" during his encounters with men during the hours of darkness.
This is why it is important for us to keep short accounts with God, confessing our sins as they happen, and receiving forgiveness and cleansing, to maintain the honour of the the Name of Jesus and to maintain our fellowship with God.
Genuine believers hate sin, in themselves and others, because of the stain they put on the Name of Jesus, rather than the fear of being caught or the natural consequences of their actions, or how it affects their spiritual state before God. Hypocrites will refrain from sin just to keep out of hell and to get into heaven, rather than wanting to maintain the honour of the Name of Jesus through their lives, and the lives of others.
