This is a follow up question--God destroyed Sodom. God told the Rich young man that he was not perfect. Jesus also differentiates between the "Greatest" commandments. Love God and Love one another. Does this not imply greater and lesser morality, thus sin?
2006-06-26 17:22:48 · 12 answers · asked by RJI 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Actually this is a good question and most Christians have been taught by well meaning Pastors that there is no difference to God, a sin is a sin. However, this is not so. God has a passion against the sin of Pride since this was the first sin. Lucifer sinned in this manner and was kicked out of heaven. He saw himself in the place of God, since then the Bible refers to sin as leaven. Leaven when added to dough causes the dough to puff up, just as pride puffs up.
Also, there are levels of punishment in Hell. Do you really think that God will punish a really deeply evil person like Hitler the same as someone who just refused Christ but did not commit terrible evil acts. God is just and will punish their evil in a just manner
2006-06-26 17:31:04 · answer #1 · answered by J-Artist 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All sin is not the same. The law given to Moses from God showed different punishment. And God is a being of pure justice.
People like to pick a Scripture here and there to support a cause. But if you read the whole book-time after time different punishments were used by God.
Sin is not the same. It varies in degree. And punishment for it. But it is still sin.
2006-06-27 00:37:56 · answer #2 · answered by *** The Earth has Hadenough*** 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are confused about sin and the effects of sin. To tell a lie is a sin as much as murder, but the consequences of murder are much worse for everyone. That is why our court system punishes murder more than lying. But with God the offence is the same, namely , you have not kept covenant with your God.
2006-06-27 00:35:51 · answer #3 · answered by Broadcaster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is a God of reason. He hates all sin and says that if anyone breaks even the least of His commandments they deserve to die.
But it isn't like He isn't intelligent enough to understand that if a person tells what we like to call a "white lie", like if someone asks you if you like the meal they cooked and you tell them "Oh yeah, it was great!" even though you didn't really like it, while another person takes out a gun and murders the person because they didn't like the food, that there is a distinct difference between the two.
2006-06-27 00:33:26 · answer #4 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the Catholics believe there are Venial and Mortal sins. Mortal the worse of the 2.
2006-06-27 00:25:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sin is a human construct designed to control the masses through fear-based living.
2006-06-27 00:27:44 · answer #6 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok.....sins are Not equal i Think in the punishment section, each sin will be punished accordingly, says something like number of stripes we will recieve for our sins i forget where thats at.. but all sin is equal in that all is forgivable, murder can be forgiven just as easy as stealing, if you r sincere about it and have faith that it can be forgiven
2006-06-27 00:31:48 · answer #7 · answered by Nicole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All sins are not the same. Stealing and killing as an example is on different and not the same.
2006-06-27 00:27:30 · answer #8 · answered by Lore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mortal sins are worse than venial sins.
2006-06-27 00:41:28 · answer #9 · answered by DominusVobiscum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey google "dantes inferno " or "dantes divine comedy (comedy not the comedy like funnny haha)" for more research this is his theory on what the different punishments for sin. dante was a philosipher not a religous figure he was religious man went to church and all. i garuntee this will tickle your brain.
2006-06-27 00:30:46 · answer #10 · answered by spcwright2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋