JOHN 19:11.
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against Me, except it were given thee from above:
therefore he that delivered Me unto thee has the greater sin.
LUKE 10:12.
But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
LUKE 12:47-48.
And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will,
shall be beaten with many stripes.
But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.
For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required:
and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
in the OT, there are (9) categories of 'sin', sins of 'ignorance being the least', which is reflected
in the above scripture, and the 'worst' is referred to as a 'high-handed-sin', and that is, that when
somebody knows God's Word and Will, and absolutely refuses to do it.
it's really just common-sense that 'stealing food to feed your family', is not in the same
category as 'murder and rape and terrorism'...
even our own 'justice-system' differentiates crime...