A few days ago on #prosapologian we had a discussion about whether all sins are equivalent or not. I just read through 1 John, and now I wish I had read it just a few days ago, because this passage makes it all clear:
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life–to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death (1 John 5:16-17).
As you can see, all wrongdoing is sin, but the consequences of different sins are different. There are some sins that do not lead to death, and some that do. Whatever else this passage means, it definitely means that not all sin is equivalent.
