All Sins Are Large ...

[Woody]

Why is it that some excuse their sin saying that it is not one of the big ones so they are excused. They catagorize sins as big and small and seem to promote tolerance for the small one but total intolerance for the big ones on their list.

But God considers any sin to be sin

Quote:

"No sin is small in the sight of God. Man's judgment is partial, imperfect; but God estimates all things as they really are." SC 30

[Woody]

Yes. Thank you dgrimm. This is SO important to remember. It is Satan who would like for us to classify sins and diminish their importance. Yes. Sin is Sin. No sin is small.

Amen !!!

[Gerr]

Who are these "some" who are excusing sin? I have yet to see one posting in this forum who does that. But one of those closest to Christ claimed: "All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death." 1 Jn 5:17 ESV. Is he

excusing some sins? You might want to read Nu 15 again. One who was closest to God made an interesting distinction

where you can't seem to see one.

BTW, you might want to move this to the theology section.

[Woody]

This is not theology ... this is Basic Christianity as is the "Disfellowshipped" Thread. OR ... The Chuch The State and Marriage Thread. Wonder who started those?

[Woody]

Oh course ... those sins that are taken to Jesus with repentence ... are those that do not lead to death. They lead to forgiveness.

[Gerr]

And what is repentance?

[Woody]

Getting a get out of jail card.

[Woody]

And what is repentance?

Seriously ... it is a gift from God that we must obtain daily and hourly and every minute. But even when we forget ... he still forgives. Why? Because He knows our heart.

We serve a loving God. Praise His Holy and Just Name.

[Gerr]

1re•pent \ri-ˈpent\ vb

[ME, fr. AF repentir, fr. ML repoenitēre, fr. L re- + LL poenitēre to feel regret, alter. of L paenitēre — more at penitent] vi 14c

1 : to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one’s life

2 a : to feel regret or contrition

b : to change one’s mind vt

1 : to cause to feel regret or contrition

2 : to feel sorrow, regret, or contrition for

Merriam-Webster, I. (2003). Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary. Includes index. (Eleventh ed.). Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, Inc.

[Woody]

Yes dgrimm. So True. But it is indeed a total 'gift' from God. For of ourselves ... we don't even desire good. We are born in sin. Sin reigns in us unless we respond to the Holy Spirit.

[Woody]

1re•pent \ri-ˈpent\ vb

[ME, fr. AF repentir, fr. ML repoenitēre, fr. L re- + LL poenitēre to feel regret, alter. of L paenitēre — more at penitent] vi 14c

1 : to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one’s life

2 a : to feel regret or contrition

b : to change one’s mind vt

1 : to cause to feel regret or contrition

2 : to feel sorrow, regret, or contrition for

Merriam-Webster, I. (2003). Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary. Includes index. (Eleventh ed.). Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, Inc.

Good One Gerry. My thanks to Mr. Webster.

[Woody]

Yes Gerry. I do so much turning around that I am dizzy. I surely must be Holy.

[Neil D]

.....either that, or you are turning so fast that, like a drill, you are digging yourself into a hole...

[Woody]

.....either that, or you are turning so fast that, like a drill, you are digging yourself into a hole...

Ha Ha. Good one there Neil. That just may be true.

[Contented]

I've heard folks say that 'big sins' are the one that hurt others, while the 'little sins' are the personal ones - between you and God, and no one else gets hurt. God doesn't overlook any of them however, so one is as deadly as another!

[Gerr]

Yes Gerry. I do so much turning around that I am dizzy. I surely must be Holy.

Sorry, but holy people do not continue living a life of sin.

[Gerr]

Oh course ... those sins that are taken to Jesus with repentence ... are those that do not lead to death. They lead to forgiveness.

If you keep wanting and doing the same thing over & over, are you truly repentAnt? At what point did Judas lose his salvation? Annanias & his wife Saphira? King Saul? Lucifer?

[Gerr]

PS

When would you punish a child? When he/she accidentally spills milk on your beautiful couch? When he/she repeatedly intentionally/deliberately/willfully spills milk or even jumps on it with muddy shoes in spite of repeated warnings?

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

what about addictions? One needs to repeatedly repent after sinning.

[Guest]

Why not just ask for victory over the addiction?

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

People have done just that, and sometimes it *has* happened; other times not.

[phkrause]

Not to disagree with you Redwood, but I haven't heard anyone excusing themselves because there sin is a little one. But I have seen or heard some mention that some sins are greater than others. But doesn't Jesus say that if we break one we have broke all, to its seems that that says they are all the same.

pk

[GreatLakesGramma]

I don't believe that all sins are of the same magnitude in God's eyes, but the ones the Bible seems to indicate that He hates the most are the ones we tend to excuse the easiest, like gossip and pride (which might have something to do with why He hates them so much).

Also, I'm sure you are all familiar with when Jesus said that it would be better for someone to have a millstone tied around their neck and be drowned than for them to cause one of God's little ones to stumble. Since the person this would apply to would be someone who is not right with God in the first place, if God regarded all sins the same, the person wouldn't really be any better off if he were killed before he caused the child to turn away from God. So God must especially hate any sins that turn someone away from God.

Still, the magnitude of any particular sin has more to do with the punishment that will finally be meted out to the unrepentant, than with whether God might overlook it. He can't overlook any unrepented sin, because all sin is rebellion against Him, and even a tiny smidgeon of rebellion allowed to remain would destroy the peace and stability of the universe forever.

[LifeHiscost]

Quote:

"No sin is small in the sight of God. Man's judgment is partial, imperfect; but God estimates all things as they really are." SC 30

When one considers, the smallest of sins cost the life of the Prince of Peace, (Jesus) the magnitude of the sin can be seen in its' true light. Eve's original decision to believe the voice of the serpent in direct contradiction to God's instruction and the subsequent results continuing to this day puts the smallest sin into proper perspective.

"But the man who has doubts (misgivings, an uneasy conscience) about eating, and then eats [perhaps because of you], stands condemned [before God], because he is not true to his convictions and he does not act from faith. For whatever does not originate and proceed from faith is sin [whatever is done without a conviction of its approval by God is sinful]."Romans 14:23 AMP Brackets theirs LHC

Blessings!

[LifeHiscost]

REDWOOD

I BELIEVE THAT people are thinking that they

can rationalize that GOD will over look the little

things.... they are caught in the lie that the devil

is telling them

dgrimm60

For every lie that is suggested to the believing soul, God has the Truth to set the believer free.

" My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous"1 John 2:1 KJV

Blessings!