God does not rate sin ... and ... God does rate sin.

For Unbelievers:  One or many, small or great, All sin leads to eternal hell (James 2:10) ...

However, hell has "levels" of punishment. The determining factors will be how bad the sin is and how morally knowledgeable the person was who committed it (Romans 2:9).


For Believers: One or many, small or great, All sin is forgiven by the blood of Jesus Christ and will not send any Christian to hell (1Timothy 1:15)...

However, sin has "levels" of punishment in this life Galations 6:7 (where sin brings a loss of "fellowship" 1Jo 1:7 and God sends us chastisement to bring us back to him, Hebrew 12:8 - and if that doesn't work he will even kill us and take us home, see Rom 8:13, 2Timothy 2:13) and/or loss of inheritance/rewards in the life to come (1Cr 3:15, Col 3:24, Gal 5:21). The determining factors are how "bad" the sin is (1John 5:16),  how morally knowledgeable the person was who committed it 1Pe 1:14, and how long the person stubbornly went on in an un-confessed, un-repented state 2 Cr 7:10.


It is not helpful for well intentioned Christians to minimize the seriousness of the worse sins. By this tactic we frustrate the work of the Holy Spirit in convincing sinners of their sinfulness and need for salvation. Jails are a good place to win souls because everybody knows their sinfulness. But if we tell people under conviction "your sin really is not that bad, it is the same as every other one" then they ignore the conviction and no longer feel the need to get right. We do them a serious disservice in this regard, and frustrate the work of the Holy Spirit.

- M