Something we forget sometimes is that there is no one sin any more deserving of hell than another.
God cannot have any sin, no matter how small in His presence.
God looks at the wickedness of our heart before we are born again and sees that we are capable of every sin imaginable.
Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?"
Society restrains us some, family pressure restrains us and the Holy Spirit that lives in believers restrain us some, but that potential for terrible things still dwells in our heart until we are born again.
The answer to this mess, and the problem of the dead and wicked heart is to confess that we are helpless and hopeless, desiring to be changed into a new creation by Christ, and then He will come in and change us. It is a lifelong process of cleansing that He will do.
1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
It's not hard to become born again, in fact it is so easy, it is hard for people to believe it. Christ did all the work on the cross, He does all the work in our hearts after we have confessed. He took the penalty for our sin, which was death.
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and [a]that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast."
The strain of continually trying to measure up is removed when we become born again. God works in us, convicting of sin, redirecting our hearts and giving us new desires in line with His Will.
Philippians 4:7 "And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
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