Is there such a thing as the worst sin, one sin that is worse than all the others?

Well, there is.

I am well aware that some people differ.

They maintain that we can't declare any sin worse than any other.

To God, a sin is a sin is how it's often expressed.

In this view, a person who steals a stapler from the office is committing as grievous

a sin in God's eyes as a murderer.

But most people intuitively, as well as biblically, understand that some sins are clearly worse

than others.

We are confident that God has at least as much common sense as we do.

The God of Judaism and Christianity does not equate stealing an office item with murder.

So then, what is the worst sin?

The worst sin is committing evil in God's name.

How do we know from the third commandment of the Ten Commandments?

This is the only one of the Ten Commandments that states that God will not forgive a person

who violates the commandment.

What does the Commandments say?

It is most commonly translated as, do not take the name of the Lord thy God and vain,

for the Lord will not hold guiltless, meaning will not forgive.

Whoever takes his name and vain.

Most people understandably think that the commandment forbids saying God's name for no good reason.

So something like God that I have a rough day at work today violates the third commandment.

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