ARE ALL SINS EQUAL?

Righteous versus Unrighteous. 

Holy versus Unholy. 

Perfect versus Imperfect. 

Every thought, word, and deed will be judged according to those extreme, uncompromising parameters. There is no 'middle ground' when it comes to morality, and where you spend eternity hangs in the balance. 

Think of it this way ... 

It's as if Heaven is on the other side of a deep chasm, and so-called 'good' people see it as their well-deserved future home. When the day of accountability comes, they realize that humanistic attempts to cross over were in vain. 

They judged each other's lives in order to validate their own way to glory. One man ran as fast as he could and jumped, another grabbed a sturdy branch and pole vaulted, and a third frantically flapped his arms, trying to fly the distance. 

They all fell short, and it didn’t matter if it was by two inches, two yards, or two miles - the horrifying outcome was the same. Regardless of how you see yourself on the proverbial 'good versus evil scale', bridging that gap in your own strength is impossible ... For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)

All sin is equal in God's eyes. 

In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus mentioned - 'murder and adultery'. He then equated them with 'unjustified anger' and 'lustful thoughts'. We instinctively know that the consequences of the first two are much more severe from a worldly point of view ... but to the Lord, the second two are just as damning. 

Some argue that a soul goes to heaven based on some calculated 'goodness' quotient. What they see as a 'tolerant' and 'inclusive' theology is actually 'exclusive' by nature. They believe 'good people' find God, and 'bad people' don't. 

That runs contrary to the Gospel ... 

Those who know they aren't good can find God, and those who think they are good do not ... for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. (Luke 19:10)

Because Jesus was morally perfect, He was worthy to bear man's sin. His cross is the only 'bridge' that spans the chasm ... For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

You cannot 'out-sin' the Lord's amazing grace. He paid it all ... Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. (Romans 5:20)

God made a way where there was no way. It seemed impossible for 'mercy' and 'justice' to work side by side. Yet ... the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ accomplished that very thing. 

Even if the only sin you ever committed was one little 'white lie' ... you still fall short. 

Take the Bridge.