@bethany and I were discussing the question, "are there different degrees to sin?"
Jesus said that sinning in your heart makes you guilty of sin, but are all sins a felony or there spiritual misdemeanors? Both felonies and misdemeanors are law breakers, but have different consequences.
I am studying this question today.
Is lust in my heart equal to the act? Will the sin of rape or murder reap the same as lying to my grandma about her pie being good if it isnt?
thoughts?
@sinbach @bethany I think the reason we find this a surprising and difficult concept, is because we so easily get confused about Biblical righteousness. As I see the scriptures, there are two types of Biblical righteousness: 1: towards God; and 2: towards everything else. With the first, there is no difference between our sin, with the second there is. The first righteousness is a free gift, not of ourselves lest any should boast; the second flows out from it, and is evidence of it.
