Are all sins equal?

[Eurydius del Ark]

I was wondering if there was some sort of secret hierarchy of sins I'm not aware of?

Like one that rates all the sins on a scale of "evil" of some sort.

I'm just kinda amazed how easy it is for some people to pick and choose which sins are an abomination and which are fine to do on a regular bases.

Is being a whore is higher or lower on the scale than being a fatass?

I mean.. God forbid you are attracted to the same sex... But judging someone then killing them is totally cool.

Well... unless it is a fetus... or yourself... or someone that wants to die.
Then thats totally not cool?

[EndUnknown]

all sins are equal in Gods sight. lying is a sin just like murder, and both put a wall of sin between us and God.

now... are they equal by human standards? no

[Atrocious]

It's on a ranked system, 1 to 10.
Each sin is weighted and then accounted for.

[mr.handsomeman]

Originally Posted by Atrocious

It's on a ranked system, 1 to 10.
Each sin is weighted and then accounted for.

lie.

all sins are equal in God's eyes, none are worse than others. abortion is the same as gossiping.

[Atrocious]

Abortion isn't bad anyways, how can you compare it to gossiping?

[EndUnknown]

abortion is considered by most religious ppl to be murder of babies which is DEFINITELY wrong.

[Atrocious]

Killing babies isn't wrong, it makes the world a quieter place, less crying, and it won't take women away from their rightful place as long, the kitchen.

[EndUnknown]

[Locke]

Well, you guys are mostly right. All sins are judged by God in the same way, but He most certainly does not view them the same way. God has some very choice words reserved for the utmost perversions of His design, such as homosexuality and other sexual sins. A man that sins sexually sins not only against God but himself as well. Or herself, if you need to be politcally correct. It's kind late right now, but I'll see if I can dig up some verse references later.

[Little Horn]

The idea of all sins being equal is a false statement depending on the branch of Christianity you subscribe to.

In almost all denominations of Christianity to denounce or reject God is an unforgivable sin. Suicide is another sin that is unforgivable. This would suggest that at least these two sins are not of the daily sin lot.

Catholics and a select few other branches of Christianity believe in the idea of Purgatory. It's a place in between Heaven and Hell where you are allowed to atone for the sins you may have perpetrated in life in order to gain entrance into Heaven. The question that comes to mind is which sins are worthy of this kind of forgiveness? This again, would imply that there are some sins that are worse than others in the eyes of God.

There are actually a small group of Christians that subscribe to the multi-layered Hell that Dante lays out in Inferno in the Divine Comedy. In this concept of hell you've got 9 "circles" or layers of Hell. These are broken down as such:

1st Circle (also called Limbo) - Here is where all the unbaptized children go. It's also a place for non-believers that may have led an otherwise "good life". It's not really a place of torment but just absent of God.

2nd Circle - This is where the lustful go.

3rd Circle - The ones guilty of gluttony are here

4th Circle - Basically this is where all the greedy people go.

5th Circle - All the people who spent their lives being pissed off and taking it out on everyone. Basically the wrathful

6th Circle - Heretics

7th Circle - The 7th circle is broken down into three sub-circles which house the violent, suicides and blashemers.

8th Circle - The 8th circle is broken down into like 9 or ten sub circles that contain varying degrees of liars and thieves

9th Circle - This circle is also broken down into a few sub circles each one named after a famous traitor i.e Zone 1 is named Caina after the character Cain in the book of Genesis all the way down to Judecca named after Judas Iscariot.

If you subscribe to this idea of hell it would certainly seem that there are verying degrees of transgressions.

[Atrocious]

You always get so technical floorpuncher. Ruins my fun.

[Little Horn]

Originally Posted by Atrocious

You always get so technical floorpuncher. Ruins my fun.

Well, considering this is under the "Serious Discussion" section...

It was a legitimate question that deserved a legitimate answer so I gave one.

[EndUnknown]

he makes for good debates tho. he has revived the Religion section to a level I havent seen since SonicGeek

[Atrocious]

But i mean you can sum it up, and be like "no, every religion contradicts itself within itself, so nothing is the same in the one religion"

[Little Horn]

Originally Posted by Dark616

he makes for good debates tho. he has revived the Religion section to a level I havent seen since SonicGeek

I am aim to please

Originally Posted by Atrocious

But i mean you can sum it up, and be like "no, every religion contradicts itself within itself, so nothing is the same in the one religion"

Yes I could, but by me laying everything out the way that I did gives perspective. There's nothing wrong with that.

Besides, I think the original poster was looking for something a little more in depth than what you're talking about. I mean, when I ask a question, I don't only want to know the answer but I want to know why that is the answer. You know what I mean?

Your statements leaves a lot open to question. i.e. What do you mean exactly?, How have you come to that conclusion? and on and on...

[Atrocious]

Originally Posted by Dark616

he makes for good debates tho. he has revived the Religion section to a level I havent seen since SonicGeek

That's because he knows what he's talking about and makes people feel retarded, which happens when you are religious.

Yes I could, but by me laying everything out the way that I did gives perspective. There's nothing wrong with that.

Besides, I think the original poster was looking for something a little more in depth than what you're talking about. I mean, when I ask a question, I don't only want to know the answer but I want to know why that is the answer. You know what I mean?

Your statements leaves a lot open to question. i.e. What do you mean exactly?, How have you come to that conclusion? and on and on...

If they ask "how", tell them what you said. Some, a few on this board, are intelligent enough to decipher what you are saying. If they have a question, they'll ask "why", you can help cure their stupidity by proving them wrong.

I'm just looking out for your fingers and all that typing.

[Little Horn]

Originally Posted by Atrocious

That's because he knows what he's talking about and makes people feel retarded, which happens when you are religious.



If they ask "how", tell them what you said. Some, a few on this board, are intelligent enough to decipher what you are saying. If they have a question, they'll ask "why", you can help cure their stupidity by proving them wrong.

I'm just looking out for your fingers and all that typing.

i don't mind the typing. I enjoy this sh*t.

Also I'm not religious at all. Far from it.

[Atrocious]

I didn't say you were.<