Yes, God does rank sin.
There are sins of ignorance, there are sins that are “abominations”, there are sins of “uncleanness”, and there are sins that are ceremonial violations.
Jesus said it would be better for Sodom and Gomorrah than for Jerusalem.
Bruce, you and I both know that the speculation is that Roeder killed Tiller because Tiller was a baby killer. Even if you were to consider their motivation similar, you’d still have the issue of ONE versus 60 THOUSAND.
Their motivation, however, was not similar. Our speculation says that Roeder killed for principle and that Tiller killed for cash.
There simply is no moral equivalence that can be drawn.
Bruce: “Does God rank sin or consequences to sin?”
xzins: “Yes, God does rank sin.
There are sins of ignorance, there are sins that are “abominations”, there are sins of “uncleanness”, and there are sins that are ceremonial violations...There simply is no moral equivalence that can be drawn.”
Bruce:
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God.
Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.
My Biblical point here is that all have sinned and the wages of sin is death. It is through Jesus Christ that we avoid this.
My other point about “Does God rank sin or consequences to sin?”, is that different sins have different *consequences* - clearly. In the course of this discussion, I’ve always maintained that the consequences of Tiller’s sins were far, far greater than Roeder’s sin. I’ve never drawn moral equivalence. Tiller was far more heinous than Roeder - but that doesn’t mean what Roeder did was right.
We shouldn’t passively or explicity supported sinful actions like Roeder’s - when other courses of action are available to us all. It’s certainly time we all re-double our efforts.
Thank you for sharing your insights, dear brother in Christ!