[wolfman]

The Bible teaches that the spiritual consequence of every sin is the death penaity, eternal separation from God in the Lake of Fire (Revelation 20:14-15); "The soul who sins will die," (Ezekiel 18:4); "The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23).

This is not to say that every sin is equally wicked ot God. Scripture teaches that some sins are more evil than others and will be juged accordingly (John 19:11; Matthew 10:15). Jesus taught that there will be degrees of eternal punishment in hell (Luke 12:47-48).,

Nonetheless, the Lord never distinguished between sins in terms of their ultimate penalty. Jesus taught that every sin warrants eternal punishment in hell. He taught that the sin of anger brings the same punisghment as the sin of murder (Matthew 5:21-22), and the sin of lust the same penalty as the sin of adultery (Matthew 5:27-30).

Roman Catholicism, on the other hand, teaches that some sins are "light sins," minor infractions of the moral laws of God . Telling a small lie or stealing something inexpensive is somehow different from tellnig a big lie or committing grand theft. Small sins, venial sins, do not bring eternal punishment.

They teache that not even the regular practice of venial sins warrants eternal punishment. A baptized Catholic who does not commit a mortal sin remains in a state of grace even if he is habitually guilty of a multitude of venial sins.

[Cronos]

Jesus taught that every sin warrants eternal punishment in hell

Yup, there you have it Petronski, if you tell your wife she doesn't look fat in that dress, you're going to hell. Of course, if you DID tell her she did look fat, then you're going to hell too, Catch 22.