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Gideon
context is everything
of course any unrepented sin keeps us away from God in the final analysis
I was comparing sins of the spirit and sins of the flesh .... sins of the spirit are the more deadly because very often we are not aware of them, and so are not aware of our need for God. A very good example is the Pharisees ... righteous men one and all!
Whereas, the adulterers, prostitutes, tax-collectors ... and other "sins of the flesh" 'ers, were deeply conscious of their sin and their need.
Jesus mixed freely with these people - of course He did not condone their sin, He had come to offer them forgiveness and the only remedy. Jesus' harshest comments and criticisms were directed at "religious", "good", people, who had no consciousness of need at all, they knew God was very pleased with them.
Sadly, these good people would be (are?) quite at home in many of our churches.
Dinah
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