Is there a sin that is any worse than another

[john hosey]

I say no! All sin seperates us from a loving God. It was out of His love for us that he died on a cross and crucified all sin paying it's debt. Homosexuals are not hated by God and they are not hated by me. The sin they are in is no different than the sin that I struggle with day to day. Be careful about hate, it will eat you from the inside out. Love people, all people the way Christ loves you and me.

Sin is always death. The sin of homosexuals comes with horrible consequences. So does the sin of drunkeness and idolitry and so the list goes on and on. Jesus is the solution and the salvation for all men and for all sin. Thius may not be popular, but standing for Christ and resting in His word has never been the most popular thing to do. Love your neigbor is not a choice. Hate the sin love the sinner is what I have been told.

[john hosey]

are you refering ti the sin of unbelief? The Holy Spirit draws men through conviction. When we reject the conviction over time it grieves the HS. Maybe you can explain. I would love to hear somemore

[Rev. Anthony Luckett]

I did a little research and would like to do more. when Jesus was performing his miracles the pharisees said he was beezlebub. In Matthew 12:31-32 Jesus says, "Wherefore I say unto you, all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 32 And whoseover speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever speaketh against the Holhy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come."

Here's the commentary from the King James Life Application Study Bible
Blasphemy agains the Holy Ghost is denying that the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin. Because a person can be saved only through the Holy Spirit's work, to refuse to repent or even to acknowledge our sin is to refuse God's forgiveness. Sometimes believers worry that they have accidently committed this unforgivable son. but only those who have turned their backs on God and rejected all faith have any need to worry. Jesus said they can't be forgiven-not because their sin is worse than any other, but because they wil never ask for forgiveness. Whoever rejects the prompting of the Holy Spirit removes himself from the only force that can lead him to repentance and restoration to God.

[Evang. Wynelle Jordan-Alexander, TH.D]

THIS was the "EXACT" scripture I was going to post but YOU beat me too it Rev. Luckett....I AGREE with you "whole" heartedly.....There IS a sin that WILL NOT be forgiven and that is "BLASPHEMY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT".....Amen!....Aaaaaallll other sin is forgiven EEeeeven speaking a word against the Son of Man....my, my, my!!!..And your commentary speaks Grrrreat with Truth....God Bless Ya!!

[Minister Carolyn Gaynor]

Reverend Luckett, I set up a blog on that very topic. Still waiting to here from my seasoned brothers and sisters in the ministry.

Blessings,

Minister Carolyn

[john hosey]

I have given this a lot of thought and this discussion has brought me back to the first scripture I ever memorized. John 3:16 "For God so loved the World (us sinners) that he gave (for payment of sin) His one and only Son (the sinless Lamb of God). that whosoever (I love that word. It tells me that even me, a defiled sinner and hopelessly lost in my sin was without hope and lost in a sinful world) believes (repents and trust the finished work of Christ on the cross (God's sacrifice is the one true picture of His view of sin and its consequense, which is death) shall be saved (forever forgiven and washed clean from sins eternal consequence).

Yes sin occurs on different levels and yes keeping His commandments will mean a wonderful life, but when we fail we cling to His cross and experience his grace and His love. One sins consequences may outweigh another, but to God it was all sin that he paid for not just some sin. One sin is enough to send you to an eternal seperation from God. His forgiveness does not just cover the "bad sins" it covers all sin. One sin may mean a destroyed marriage or it may mean being dishonest to your boss when you call in sick when you are not. but all sin is just that sin. be thankful that God loves the death row inmate just like He loves you a sinner saved by grace.

[Rev. Anthony Luckett]

Amen!

[Minister Carolyn Gaynor]

Amen!

[Evangelist Jackie McDaniel]

Sin is sin, no matter how you look at. No sin is greater than the other, it is not written, that if one committs adultery and one committs murder, that adultery is worse than murder, no they both carry the same weight, they are sin no matter how you look at it. Again sin is sin.

Be Blessed
Because of Him I Am
Evangelist Jackie McDaniel
God's Humble Servant

[john hosey]

Good point. Sin is sin, but it does differ according to the consequences. Romans 3:23 - The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal Life. There are the seven deadly sins, which seem to indicate God's disapproval of certain sins more than others, And then there is the list of things God hates. It is not a pretty site to fall into the hands of an angry God, but thanks be to God we can be free from sin's ultimate penalty through the substitutionary death of His Son on the cross and resurrection from the dead for all of us sinners. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

[Minister Lipsey]

Sin is missing the mark, it does lead to death, it has been dealt with by Jesus, who died and paid the penalty for all our sins that we might receive forgiveness. How do we know this, the Bible says it, however just like the Bible says that it also seems to indicate that there are degrees to sin. Consider this, the Bible says that adultry marks a man. The Bible says there are sins of the flesh and sins of the heart. Why was David's sin forgiven and Saul's was not. What about where the Bible says there are sin's unto death, we can't pray for relief from, but there are other sins that we can become involved in and we can receive prayer by our brothers and sisters in the faith and be forgiven. What about the unpardonable sin, the Bible says that we can sin against God, we can sin against Jesus and find forgiveness, but to sin against the Holy Spirit is unpardonable, why? What about the sins that God considers to be an abomination. What about the angels that are locked in pits of eternal darkness that the Bible says left their first estate and the sins that if committed instantly qualified you for death, to lay with a beast, to lay with a man. So you see, in spite of what our opinions are God's word is the final authority and it shows that although all sins bring death, God deems some sins worse than other. Homosexuality is an abomination before God. Does God hate the homosexual, no. Did Jesus die for the homosexual, yes. Can the homosexual find grace and mercy in the eyes of God, yes. God hates the sin. Jehovah will judge all sin because it is an afront to Him. Elohim, the one who stands in a covenant relationship ratified by an oath, says "I will never leave you nor forsake you." No matter how marred by sin you are I will never abandon you to sin. I will always leave you a way of escape. That is why Jesus was marred beyond recognition, that is the same impact that sin has on man and the image of God in him. God set the sun in the sky and left it to its daily course. He set the oceans in their beds and they do not exceed their boundaries, but man, He is ever mindful of Him and has had His hands on him remolding him and reshaping him, He continues to visit him and will continue until He is transformed into the image of His son. God gives us a space of time to repent and if we do we are able to find redemption. If we seek Him while He can be found and call on Him while He is near. However the problem is that sin blinds us, and we often deceive ourselves into thinking that we are ok and we don't need redemption. When we refuse to retain God in our knowledge the Bible says that at some point, who knows when, He gives us up to a reprobate spirit or in other words His gives us over to our desires and at that point there is no escape.

[john hosey]

Amen and AMEN!!! You put it as well as it can be said, Jesus is the only remedy for a world lost in sin. I heard a radio preacher this morning say, the way to heaven is by good works. If that was the case why did Jesus, innoccent of all sin become sin for us a die a horrible death. We are all born dead in our sins and must be washed in the blood of the lamb!

[Rev. Anthony Luckett]

My Pastor said the same thing today in service. If we could whatever we wanted to do and still go to heaven then there would have been no need for Jesus. Many are misled.