A Question on "Sin"...???

[The Ranger]

Do you think there are levels of sin....In other words, is there such a thing as a small sin, and a big sin....do three small sins make up one large sin??

Or, is a sin a sin....No matter what it is, it's a sin just the same...??

Your thoughts.....?????

Ranger

 

[starfish]

let's find out

 

[saint808]

personally i don't believe in mortal and venal and all the sins... i think sin is sin... bottom line however, what makes a sin a sin?

 

[alien amp pharm]

A sin is a sin.

How would you define it if there were different degrees of sin? Something one sees as a small sin, another person may see it as a big sin.

 

[alien amp pharm]

Plus every sin is forgiveable with the exception of blasphemy.

So in God's view, a sin is a sin or else you'd have to repent 5 times if you killed someone and maybe just 2 if you lied to someone. (hypothetically of course)

 

[PoyeBoy]

It depends on who you speak with, I believe that there are small sins, medium sins, and large sins

Small sin: Stealing
Medium sin: sodomizing your bed ridden grandfather
large sin: then killing you grandfather after you nutted in his clostomy bag

But then some people say masturbation is a sin, dirty thoughts are a sin. People say a sin is a sin, but how can they say masturbation and killing someone are the same because they are both sins.

I say if you feel remorse, you feel bad, or guilty, depending on the level that you feel thats how bad of a sin it was.

But everyone has a different perception of good and bad, but thats another story.

 

[big4life]

I don't know about big sins or small sins, but some sins can be very fun.

 

[alien amp pharm]

But then some people say masturbation is a sin, dirty thoughts are a sin. People say a sin is a sin, but how can they say masturbation and killing someone are the same because they are both sins.

I say if you feel remorse, you feel bad, or guilty, depending on the level that you feel thats how bad of a sin it was.

I respect your view. IMO all sins are the same (in God's view). Now that's not to say that all sins are treated the same way. And what I mean by this is that murdering someone will have far greater consequences than having a lustful thought. We have the human law and punishment, emotional guilt, reaping what you sow, and infinate other consequences that goes along with committing the sin.

 

[The Ranger]

So, along this line of thinking, let's say....My wife walks out in an ugly dress, she is excited because she thinks it looks great, she asks me how it looks...I say GREAT...Now, I know I lied, but it was done to protect her feelings, therefore no malice intended....

Now, lets say the woman who drowned her five kids, just before she gets the chair asks for forgivness and is saved by our Lord....I however only told a small white lie....

therefore, I go to hell, and she goes to heaven....

Is this correct....???

Ranger

 

[The Ranger]

Another thought to ponder....Is a white lie a sin, if done without malice or personal gain..??

Is a white lie a sin if it is done for personal gain or favor....????

Ranger