Sin is a legal debt to God, but not only a legal debt. Sin is breaking the Law of God (1 John 3:4). The Law is exemplified in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17) and contains such things as "do not lie, do not steal, do not commit adultery, honor your father and...
Yes, there are different degrees of sin. Jesus said in John 19:11, "You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.” The context is that Judas had betrayed Jesus, and so our...
When God made Adam and Eve he said that what he made was good. So, Adam was good. "And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them...And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was...
Yes, it's okay to have non-Christians as friends. However, we don't want our friendships with unbelievers to hinder our relationship with God. If we have friends who encourage sinful behavior, then we need to be careful. We need to be sure we don't compromise our...
"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord," (Rom. 6:23). This verse can be interpreted to mean both spiritual and physical death. However, notice that it speaks of death and life. It says that "the wages of sin...
All sins are not equal. Some are worse than others. We can quickly see this from Jesus' own words when he said in John 19:11, "You would have no authority over me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered me up to you has the greater...
Yes, there are different degrees of punishment in hell. First of all, the Bible says that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23), and without the sacrifice of Christ to save them from God’s righteous judgment, they will suffer eternal...
Biblically, there seems to be definite teaching that there are different levels of hell - at least in the sense that there are various degrees of punishment. The Bible does not specifically mention higher or lower levels of hell in the location sense, but it does...
No, God did not create sin nor has he ever sinned. God is holy and He would not create that which is contrary to His nature. Sinfulness is the opposite of holiness. It is lawlessness (1 John 3:4). God is the author of the Law which is a reflection of His holy...
What is sin? Sin is breaking the Law of God. 1 John 3:4 says, "Sin is lawlessness." Sin is a transgression of the law of God, an iniquity, an unrighteous act. Sin is a deviation from the will of God. It is a form of evildoing since it is in opposition to God's...