[little jeremiah]

All sin is founded on rebellion to God. Therefore, in that sense, all sin is equivalent. But as far as how sinful behavior and actions manifest themselves, all sins are not equal nor do they have the same effect on the sinner or those around him or her.

It’s a long topic and I don’t have time to do it justice, but just as all physical ailments are not the same (hangnail, sunburn, measles, AIDs, cancer...), similarly the spiritual sickness of sin is a continuum.

[hellbender]

We are all sinful! We are all imperfect. If we deny forgiveness to others, the Gospel is clear that we do not deserve it ourselves. As to gradations of sin, is Jennifer Knapp worse than a heterosexual father who physically and emotionally abuses his own children? Is she even remotely comparable to someone who cheats the public out of millions in order to achieve political power? If Jennifer were to blatantly assert that her lifestyle is blameless or even desirable, I would be disturbed. But frankly, what she does seems less disruptive to others than the rampant cheating which goes on in the heterosexual Hollyweird culture.

I often wonder about the morality of Christian musicians. I know some of them have been faithfully married for years, and some have adopted children. Most seem to me like fine people. Anyway, my judgment is meaningless. That of God is all that matters.