BLOG von mir » sin http://blog.mwholt.com Thoughtful writings, curious notes, and LDS doctrinal commentaries of Matthew W. Holt. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:55:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The 3 Greatest Sins http://blog.mwholt.com/the-3-greatest-sins/ http://blog.mwholt.com/the-3-greatest-sins/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:26:23 +0000 Matt http://blog.mwholt.com/?p=438 We know the three greatest sins are, in this order:

  1. Deny the Holy Ghost – Unpardonable
  2. Murder – Unforgivable
  3. Sex-related – Hard to be forgiven of

These are related. They are most serious because they all mess with the power of life, which is the power of God; it is the power that God has.

  1. Deny the Holy Ghost – Permanent destruction of spiritual life
  2. Murder – Unauthorized taking of life
  3. Sex-related – Unauthorized giving of life

There is no recompense for the unpardonable sin, that is to receive a perfect knowledge of the nature of God and to outright deny and betray it (citation needed — I know). The unforgivable sin is not covered by the Atonement of Christ. That remission must come from our own suffering and repentance, and it cannot be achieved in this life.

Murder is not made remiss by the Atonement — but did Jesus suffer that anyway?

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