re: Good news for some. Pat Robertson says homosexuals will soon "die out"....

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well, technically mr christianity expert...

god will punish those who fail to repent MORE than those who sin and do not repent. peep luke 10:14, matthew 11:22 and a few other passages that could charitably be interpreted to suggest that some sins are worse than others.

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You're right in that not all sins are equal in gravity or seriousness, but I'm speaking to a bunch of unbelievers. All sins are equal in the sense that God is so holy that any sin committed is an infinite offense against Him, and all sin, no matter how great or small, leads to damnation without repentance and faith in Christ.

In that sense all sin is equal, and that was the point I was getting at when people pick on homosexuality but don't talk about adultery, fornication, or any other sexual sin. If there's a scale, I'd assume homosexuality is "worse" than lying or getting drunk, but not as bad as murder, but all of those are equally sinful in that they are all violations of God's law.

But yes, God does see different sins as different in severity and that severity can be determined by multiple factors, including if someone knows better but does it anyway, or if the sin is done by someone in a position of power. There is the unforgivable sin and then God will punish those who willfully rejected the truth of the Gospel worse than those who never heard it.