[kosta50]

non-venial sins? LOL! Sin is sin - obviously, though not according to man made teachings but to GOD, sin is sin. Guilty of one, guilty of all.

Not in Protestant Christianity. Once you become a Proddy, sin counts for naught. Talk about man made teahcings... :)

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Not in Protestant Christianity. Once you become a Proddy, sin counts for naught. Talk about man made teahcings... :)

That's according to 'the man without The Spirit' understanding!

"The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he CANNOT UNDERSTAND them, because they are spiritually discerned".

[metmom]

Not in Protestant Christianity. Once you become a Proddy, sin counts for naught. Talk about man made teahcings...

It appears that the distinction you're failing to make, is between the type of sin and the consequence of sin.

Men are the ones who categorize it into lessor sins, seemingly deserving of lessor punishment and greater sins, seemingly deserving of greater punishment.

The real issue is that , regardless of whether that were true or not, all sin has the same consequence. It all leads to separation from God. The wages are the same; death. And it all has the same solution; redemption by grace through faith in the FINISHED work of Christ on the cross. When we believe Him and believe IN Him, God does not count our sins against us and we become the righteousness of Christ.

Repent and throw yourself on the mercy of the court because there sure isn't any other way to have the debt we owe for our sins canceled out.