Are all sins equal?
There are three aspects to answering this question:
1. In terms of temporal punishment, not all sins are equal, Exodus 21:
There are three aspects to answering this question:
1. In terms of temporal punishment, not all sins are equal, Exodus 21:
2. In terms of judgment, not all sins are equal, John 19:23 But if there is harm,d then you shall pay life for life, 24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
James 3:11 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”
3. In terms of eternal judgment and punishment, all sins are equal, James 2:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly
Romans 6:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
23a For the wages of sin is death.