Written by Pastor Jack Wellman15 Bible Verses About All Sins Being Equal
Here are our top 15 Bible verses about whether or not all sins are equal. Sins being equal is a subject this is often debated between Christians and different denominations, but one thing we know for sure is that without Christ we are guilty and we will pay the ultimate consequence. However, if you are in Christ, and have accepted Him as your savior, His blood covers your sins.
Here are 15 Bible verses about all sins being equal to study and arm yourself with the Word of God.
5 Stories From The Bible About All Sins Being Equal
Here are 5 stories from the Bible about whether all sins are equal before God.
All Have Sinned
The very first thing we need to know is that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). There are no exceptions at all. Not even one of us can say that we are “good” or have not sinned (Romans 3:10-12). Only Jesus Who was both God and Man was sinless. All other humanity that has lived, is living, and will yet live, will sin. It only takes one sin to incur God’s wrath. One sin is equal to hell basically, but there are differences in sins and differences in punishment.
Knowing Better
Ignorance helps in some cases, although it’s no excuse for the law, but if we know better, we are going to be more accountable. Jesus said, “that servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating” (Luke 12:47), however, “ the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating” (Luke 12:48a). People who have heard and yet ignored the gospel year after year will have no excuse before God for rejecting Christ. It is God’s will that all be saved, but if they refuse to be saved, knowing full well the extent of the gospel message, they will “receive a severe beating” because they knew better.
Murder in the Heart
The Apostle John doesn’t give us percentages concerning people who hate their brother or sister. The results are in, and he says that “Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him” (1 John 3:15). Everyone! Jesus Himself taught that murder begins in the heart, and hatred or name-calling can bring someone very close to the point of the dangers of hell fire (Matthew 5:21-22). To hate someone so bad that you wished them dead is seen as murdering someone in your heart. That’s a serious sin and more serious than stealing or lying, so all sins are not equal in this case.
Keeping the Whole Law
The law cannot save us. It only shows us what sin is (Romans 7:7), but we still strive to obey the law, knowing that we are only saved by grace (Ephesians 2:8-9), but if someone believes that commandment-keeping is the way, James warns that “whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it. For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law” (James 2:10-11).
A Sin unto Death
We are our brother’s keeper. We cannot turn a blind eye to their unrepentant sin. John writes, “If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death” (1 John 5:16-17). What that sin is may depend on the individual, but some sins lead to death (adultery, drunkenness, etc.) while others do not.
Some sins in the Old Testament like adultery were capital offenses (death by stoning) while others were covered by restitution, so all sins are not equal, but one sin is enough to separate us from God. Thank God for Jesus Christ Who alone can save us (Acts 4:12).
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