James 2:10

"For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all." (James 2:10)

A friend showed me an archive where members discuss about different issues recently. The issue at stake was whether committing adultery was a more serious sin than keeping the Sabbath. This friend believed that committing adultery was deadly while not keeping the Sabbath could be forgiven. That immediately drew my attention to this verse. The author clearly states the equality of all sins.

Even though committing adultery was deemed to be a mortal sin, the power to forgive ultimately lies with God. There have been members who have been forgiven and given the HS after committing adultery. However, the question is, who is to say whether God will forgive you for not keeping the Sabbath or not. The Scripture states that "to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin." Therefore, it doesn't matter whether a sin is mortal or not, a sin is a sin. All sins are considered evil in the eyes of God. If we believe a sin is considered smaller and forgivable and went ahead to committ it, it will be counted against us. Therefore, we shouldn't try to analyze God's Words and try to find loop holes in them. All we need to do is follow His Word with a simple mind, whatever He says...submit.