Roman Catholics have their system of degrees of sin. They have mortal sins that are expiated in hell and venial that can be purged in purgatory. They have an elaborate system of penances, confession, and indulgences to deal with a host of different sins. Civil governments have their own system of degrees of sin, from misdemeanors, to felonies, to capital crimes. Protestants have correctly maintained that in one sense there are no degrees of sin. They have properly taught that all sin is mortal and will be expiated for a future eternity in the lake of fire unless it is atoned for by the blood of Christ. However, true as that is, the Scriptures still teach that in God's sight there are definitely degrees of sin. This book is dedicated to a thorough exposition, with definitions and examples, of all four of the Biblical degrees of sin.
If you would like answers, answers from the Bible, to the following questions this book will be a blessing to you…
Are there different degrees of sin in the Bible? | |
If so, how many are there, and what are they? | |
If all sin is mortal what practical consequences can these degrees of sin have? | |
Are there degrees of punishment in the afterlife depending on one's sins and their degrees? | |
What heresies have troubled the church that derive from a misunderstanding of the Biblical degrees of sin? | |
The nature of the unpardonable sin? | |
How the function of the civil magistrate in restraining sin has to do with the degrees of sin? | |
How the slippery slope of progression from one degree of sin to the next constitutes a dangerous slide to perdition? |
If you have never really thought about these issues but would like to know how God thinks about them and how he views our sins this book will enlighten you.
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