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When Sin Is Serious—and Grace Is Greater

Greater Sins, Greater Grace by Jeff Moore confronts a question many Christians assume is settled: Are all sins equal? With pastoral clarity and rigorous scholarship, Moore demonstrates from Scripture that while all sin brings guilt before God, the Bible itself distinguishes degrees of sin—and magnifies the depth of divine grace that meets even the gravest offenses.

Rooted in careful exegesis of both the Old and New Testaments, this book challenges popular evangelical slogans with a whole-Bible theology of sin, judgment, and forgiveness. Moore guides readers through difficult moral terrain with courage, precision, and compassion, showing why certain sins strike more directly at God’s created order—and why the gospel still offers hope to those who repent.

Written for pastors, students, and thoughtful Christians, Greater Sins, Greater Grace equips the church to speak truthfully, preach wisely, and extend grace boldly in a morally confused age.

In this book, you will discover:

• Why Scripture teaches degrees of sin without denying universal guilt
• Which sins the Bible treats as especially grievous—and why
• How church history and Protestant theology have addressed (and avoided) this issue
• Why recognizing “greater sins” actually magnifies the gospel of grace
• How pastors and churches can apply these truths faithfully today

Clear, courageous, and Christ-centered, this is a timely call to take both sin and grace seriously.

Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Grace Bible Theological Seminary in Conway, Arkansas. He is a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ph.D.). He has also served in pastoral ministry for numerous years.