Cookie jar vs murder...
Even though both can be forgiven, that doesnt mean that rewards and losses are going to be the same for both actions, in fact we know they won’t be. We also know in the temporal world consequences for them are not equal either.
That’s correct, but sin will land you in hell, whatever the sin is.
As James says, if offend in one point of the Law, you are guilty of it all.
Just catching up on this thread. Yes, 100% agree. For example - Jesus stated about defilers of children receiving a worse punishment. My point was regarding a ‘Works’ mentality that non-Christians (and even Christians) can be deceived by. The ‘sin’ that will keep you out of Heaven is not believing in Christ’s redemption of the Cross and Resurrection. The degrees of sinfulness, their punishment here on Earth as well as eternally I agree with you are taken into account. The latter - for unbelievers, the former, for unbelievers AND those that have accepted Christ. I.e., only God’s mercy can keep a murderer who’s accepted Christ from doing time or getting the chair here on Earth. God’s forgiveness does not negate restitution.