Do you believe that sin is sin?

Sin is sin!---The only levels of sin there is, is what the human race puts on them......

Is lying a sin?

Is killing someone a sin?

I think if you search scripture you will find that they are both sin and they carry the same consequence. It is our human nature to catorigize these into levels of sin....

In Gods eyes sin is sin period........

In the book of Acts 5--they lied to Peter and the Holy Spirit--here is waht is says---http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresul...

1Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles' feet.

3Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God."

5When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. 6Then the young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

7About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8Peter asked her, "Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?"

"Yes," she said, "that is the price."

9Peter said to her, "How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also."

10At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.

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So is sin, sin? I think Yes!

May God Bless you

The Bible does not one single time mention "big" sin or "little" sin. Sin is sin. The Bible says that if you have broken one law, then you are guilty of them all. There are no mortal or venial sins.......SIN IS SIN.

James 2:10 "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all"

In this passage, it puts it pretty blunt.....if you have committed one sin, you are guilty of ALL.

The law was made to produce the knowledge of sin (not create levels of sin) and to show that no one could ever be righteous (except Jesus).

There are different levels of sin

The support is the fact that the word abomination is used to show that a sin is worse and more hated.

Sin is sin is sin is sin.No such things as levels especially in Gods eyes.

Sin shmin!

Sin is sin. To murder in your mind is the same as murdering with your hands, in God's eyes. But these to things have a very different consequence. If you murder in your mind, you can ask God for forgiveness, and apologize to that person you thought of. But if you murder with your hands, you can still ask God for forgiveness, but could never ask for the forgiveness of the one you killed, plus you have consequence with man's law.

Through Baptism and faith (Mark 16:16), we become friends of God and receive sanctifying grace - the privilege of eternal life. This is all made possible by Christ's redemption of us. Unfortunately very serious sin - mortal sin - "kills" our friendship with God. By willfully committing mortal sin, we reject God, and we lose this sanctifying grace (Titus 1:16). Christ's sacrifice on the Cross can still redeem our friendship with God; however, we must repent and seek God's forgiveness through the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). If we do not repent and die in this graceless state, then we suffer the loss of eternal life. This loss is eternal punishment or hell (Matt 25:46). Hell is not punishment from a vengeful God, but the natural consequence of rejecting God - the Source of joy and life. Our redemption does not interfere with our free will; we can still reject our Lord through serious sin (Heb 10:26-27).

Now not all sin is mortal (1 John 5:17). Some sin is not serious enough to kill our friendship with God, but still it is harmful to us and neighbors. The mess (e.g. scandal) caused by our sin needs correction. This correction is temporal punishment (Hebrews 12:5-11). We can be corrected and cleansed through personal penance on earth or later in Purgatory - thanks to our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

Jesus in the Gospel talks about this correction and indirectly Purgatory at the end of His parable on forgiveness:

And in anger his lord delivered him to the jailers (torturers), till he should pay all his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart. [Matt 18:34-35]

In this passage there is no mention of God punishing very serious sinners but only those who sin by not forgiving others. Also the punishment referred to here is not eternal as in hell (Mark 9:47-48) but only temporary - "till he should pay all his debt."

Though He paid for your sins, Jesus did not eliminate your agency or personal responsibility; He will not make you clean against your will.

more info:

http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/basic-beliefs/...

One sin is unforgivable.....and NO!!!! you can not commit it. That one is reserved for God's very Elect...but they wont do it.