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To: olrtex
Snip)At a minimum, the Billy Graham approach seems appropriate: yes, engaging in homosexual acts is a sin, but no worse than any other sin, such as the sin of "pride." That sin of "pride" (the opposite of humility) might even ensnare a fair number of Freepers from time to time.

An interesting concept, so does this mean the sin of glutony is the same as murder?I wonder why the bible doesn't rate sins?one being worse than the other? Could it be that is why God gave us common sense?

105 posted on 12/04/2004 8:41:05 PM PST by edchambers ("Pajama clad Neocon footsoldier of the Haliburton Death squad Digital brown shirts")
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To: edchambers
An interesting concept, so does this mean the sin of glutony is the same as murder?I wonder why the bible doesn't rate sins?one being worse than the other? Could it be that is why God gave us common sense?

Every sin is the same to God.

Some things that we humans view as one sin (such as a murder) really require multiple sins. That's one reason the guy who kills his wife for insurance has done worse than I have when I eat a dessert on a full stomach...he had to get greed, pride and a whole host of other things involved, I just had to value chocolate over self discipline one time.

In addition, each harm done to a person by a sin constitutes another sin. So the murder has harm that ripples outward to an untold distance, but my chocolate cake...not so much.

So...murder is the same as gluttony...and not even close, at the same time.

109 posted on 12/04/2004 8:49:35 PM PST by Mr. Silverback (A Freelance Business Writer looking for business.)
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