Are all sins equal or are some worse than others (exc blasphemy of the Holy Spirit)?

Answer 1

All sin leads to separation from God (first a temporary one here on earth and then to eternal separation after death) and eventually to death. The difference is in the punishment you will receive at the time of judgment.

Answer 2

Yes they are all the same,as Paul say's in Romans 6:23, "The wages of sin(every sin,not just BAD sins)is death,but the gift of God is eternal life to those who believe." Blasphemy of the the Holy Spirit is rejecting Jesus the CHRIST as your Lord and Saviour,so if you die without taking the FREE gift of Salvation you will be GUILTY of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.

Answer 3

I am so sorry for the other answers, I know that it can be frustrating to get the so,so answers, however, . . . . God " the Father " say's this, " If you have broken one law, then you have broken them all". Then Jesus came on the scene and say's " I have not come to do away with the law, but that the law will be fulfilled through me. Anyone that reads the Bible will find out that it is the truth that will set you free. Read, Hebrews 8:10 & Dueteronomy 5 vs 1 & Matt 15: vs 3 - 20. I hope that you do read as it will make you so much wiser to others and they will stand back in awe, and you will Glorify God at the same time.

Answer 4

In the eyes of the Catholic Church, yes, some sins are worse than others.

There are two types of sins; mortal and venial. For a sin to be mortal, three requirements must be met: 1) the matter is grave, 2) committing the sin with full knowledge that the act is sinful, and 3) deliberately committing the act. A "grave matter" is basically breaking one of the Ten Commandments. And yes, some Commandments are "worse" to break than others. I.e., committing murder is worse than stealing. Murdering your parents is worse than murdering a stranger, etc.

So stated simply, a mortal sin occurs when someone with full knowledge that they are about to break a Commandment does so of their own free choice.

A venial sin is a less severe sin. When you break a "moral law", you are committing a venial sin. For example, Christians are supposed to be charitable. If a Christian did no charitable acts and spent all his money on himself, he would be committing a venial sin. If a Christian stuffed his face at a table and offered nothing to those without, he commits a venial sin.

Answer 5

all sin is equally disgusting to God who is pure!

However, blasphemy of the holy Spirit is unforgivable.

The Holy Spirit works in all lives to bring us to redemption of sin through Jesus. When you reject that, you are unforgiven.


As for sins being equal well not really. When we commit some sins, people around us are effected differently.

The sin of lying to your wife will probably be forgiven.

the sin of cheating on your wife with her sister and best friend will probably not be forgiven.

Are all sins equally bad, yes but the results and consequences may not be equal!

Answer 6

Some sins are definitely worse than others. God ranks sins on a scale of severity. Some argue that all sins are the same, but that argument has no Scriptural basis. The severities of all sins differs. Let us take, for example, theft, since it is a form of dishonesty and is close enough to lying. The following is the punishment that God prescribed for lying in the Old Testament.

Lev 6:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Lev 6:2 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;
Lev 6:3 Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:
Lev 6:4 Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
Lev 6:5 Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering.
Lev 6:6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:
Lev 6:7 And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein. (KJV)

The above verse says that a person who has robbed or cheated someone must, to atone for his sin, pay what he cheated that person back with a 20% interest. He must also bring a ram to the priest or pay him for one, and then must let the priest sacrifice so that the person may be forgiven.
Not a notably severe punishment.

Contrast that with the punishment God prescribed for murder.

Exo 21:12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
A very severe punishment.

So, why would God order a payment of interest as punishment for theft, but capital punishment for murder? This is because of the fact that he views them differently. If both sins were equal, wouldn't God simply mandate one punishment for anyone who deviated from his law? But he didn't. This shows us that different sins have different severities in God's eyes.
Furthermore, we know that God is not the son of man that he should repent (change his mind), and, therefore, God's views on a matter are always constant. Even though Jesus' death fulfilled all of these laws and such strict rules are no longer enforced by God himself (because he allows all the opportunity to ask forgiveness), these laws give us insight into how God has always viewed sin. The varying degrees of punishment show that God assigns different severities to different sins.
This kind of thought is also evident in the New Testament. Jesus said that if we did not forgive our brothers, then our Heavenly Father would not forgive us. That pretty much means that we go to Hell for committing this sin. In the New Testament, it also says that no one will ever be forgiven for blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. If God viewed all sins as the same, then why would he designate these two sins as automatically punishable by irreversible eternal damnation? In contrast, other sins, such as theft, jealousy, and homosexuality, are listed as forgivable (Paul reminds the Corinthians that, before they came to Christ, many of them were these [I Corinthians 6:10--11]). It is clear that God views different sins differently, depending on the degree of offense.

Answer 7

All sins are sins. Period. There are just different consequences for certain sins that would make the degree of them seem worse.
Homosexuality- the bible says that sin is punishable by death. Romans Chapter 1. It is still a sin just like a lie, but the punishment is greater.

Answer 8

Considering this God didn't get around to establishing what a sin was until Moses (1500 years after Adam and Eve) I'd say he really doesn't care what is a SIN!!!

After all if it matter all that much he would've provided them long before he did. After all he didn't need the law to commit basic genocide in the flood or genocide in Sodom and Gomorrah!

Answer 9

Whether sins are equal seems of little importance in that any sin is too much sin. When man sinned he fell from God as God is perfect and can not be joined to sin. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. the wages of sin is death. It is the reason God came to the world in the form of man Jesus to overcome temptation and to remain perfect and righteous and to offer his flesh to pay the penalty of death for those who accept the atonement.

Answer 10

I suppose you are talking about that disgusting Blasphemy Challenge? Well they think that once they do it they are in Hell no matter what, but only if they don't repent and ask for forgiveness will they go to hell. Not a judgement, basing it off of what the scripture says.