The Degrees of Sin: Building a Christian Conscience with R.C. Sproul

Summary

The sermon addresses the controversial question of whether there are degrees of sin and righteousness. It critically examines a psychiatrist's critique of Jesus' ethical teachings in the Sermon on the Mount, who argued that Jesus wrongly equated lesser sins like lust and anger with greater ones like adultery and murder. The sermon concludes by refuting this misinterpretation, asserting that Jesus, consistent with the Old Testament, never taught that all sins are equally bad, and that the Bible clearly distinguishes between different levels of sin.