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No sin is greater than another sin in the eternal sense.

All sin separates us from God and all sin needs to be atoned for.

Also, there is no greatest sin in the sense of mortal and venial sins.

As the Catholic Church teaches, all sins are mortal sins in that even one

sin makes the offender worthy of spiritual death and eternal separation from God.

At the same time, the Bible does state that on the day of judgment, some sins will merit

greater punishment than others.

Jesus also referred to one sin being a, quote, greater sin, although

not the greatest.

He said that the one who handed him over to Pilate was guilty of the greater

sin.

Jesus meant that the guilt of the person who delivered him to Pilate was greater than Pilate's

guilt because of the deliberate and cold act of handing Jesus over,

especially after seeing the evidence pointing unmistakably to him as the Messiah

and the Son of God.

That sin was greater than that of those who were ignorant of him.

This could indicate that those who have been given the knowledge of Jesus as the Son of God and still

reject him would be subject to a greater punishment than those who remain ignorant of him.

If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin.

But now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.

These incidents, however, do not prove that one sin is the, quote, greatest sin of all.

Proverbs contains a catalog of the seven sins God hates and are detestable to him.

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked

schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out

lies, and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.

But none of the seven are identified as a greater sin than any of the others, and none are identified as

the greatest sin.

Although the Bible doesn't name any one sin as the greatest sin, it does refer to the unpardonable sin,

which is the sin of unbelief.

There is no pardon for a person who dies in unbelief.

The Bible is clear that God provided the means of eternal salvation, Jesus' death,

for whoever believes in him.

In conclusion, the only condition under which forgiveness would not be granted concerns those who reject the

only means of salvation.

Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life.

No one comes to the Father except through me.

To reject the only means of salvation is unpardonable and, in that sense, is the

greatest sin of all.

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