Lies in Disguise: Think All Sins Are the Same In God's Eyes?

How often have you heard the claim that “All Sins Are the Same in God’s Eyes”? 

Let me share the first time that statement really got my attention and led me to study what Scripture actually teaches: 

“My husband was a career soldier. In the early 1980s, we lived at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, where he attended the Command and General Staff College. Ft. Leavenworth is also the location of the military prison, and that’s why we met “Bob.” He was out of prison appealing a rape charge, and he’d successfully convinced several local Christian leaders that he was a genuine believer who had been falsely accused.” 

“These leaders encouraged Bob to attend our small neighborhood Bible study. After we’d fellowshipped with him for several weeks, we heard he was back in prison. He’d been arrested for raping a local woman, and he was clearly guilty.”

“When our Bible study met a few days later, we expressed shock and confusion regarding the behavior of this man who had sat in our midst one week earlier. One woman in our group said something Christians often say when they want to sound fair-minded and forgiving: ‘Well, I know he sinned, but when I gossip, I am no different. God sees all sins the same.’”   from Lies in Disguise, Half-Truths many Christians believe 

This wasn't the first time I'd heard this statement, but it troubled me and I started researching it with God's Word.  

It became very clear that, according to Scripture, all sins are the same in two ways, but beyond that God judges sins quite differently.

When Christians correctly handle God's Word (2 Timothy 2:15), we can understand this “lie in disguise” and explain it to others. And that's extremely important. 

All sins are sinful and all need forgiveness, but God does not see murder the same as childish irresponsibility. God sees sins differently according to a person's knowledge, their ability to understand Scripture, their motives, and their heart. He also judges sins differently by how much they damage individuals and culture. For a few of the Scriptures that address this, see Luke 12:47, James 3:1, and 1 Corinthians 6:18.

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To gain a deeper more thorough understanding of this half-truth I encourage you to check out Lies in Disguise. 

It will help you understand this truth as well as give you the Scriptures you need to help others understand it.

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