A realisation came to me, how some can lie so easily to themselves.
All sins are equal, because the result of sin in death. Except Peter says we can pray for those who sin, and their sins will be forgiven, but not for sins that lead to death, ie murder.
I am discouraged when people claim to know Jesus yet deny His word and walking in His ways.
Now one contributor expressed the notion that making someone look bad was in somehow disrespectful to the Lord.
But if they are aware they could look bad for the position they are arguing for they know it is actually bad.
So a person who says I love Jesus, murders someone, does not repent, curses God, is saved.
Clearly this would be the Kingdom of forced conversions, a heaven of sinners railing against God to His face.
So salvation has to exist on a living walk with Jesus, in love and truth, no fake, no pretend, no hiding.
So the block in such folk has to be truly they do not know Jesus. How could one do the opposite of the one who one claims to love and follow, and not open oneself up to judgement. Gods promises are for His people who believe in Him and obey His commands. By definition they listen to His voice and follow Him. That is how you can tell who they are. So if someone confesses faith and then leaves to life a life of sin, whatever they were before, they are now lost.
But the real problem is not those who deny the faith, but claim the faith and live in sin. Paul said we should not even eat with them, because they are cast out of the body of Christ. And this stuff is childs play, milk of the faith, not even the difficult part, to those who desire purity and truth in Christ. God bless you