“I thought that after she had done all this she would return to me but she did not, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it. I gave faithless Israel her certificate of divorce and sent her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister Judah had no fear; she also went out and committed adultery.” Jeremiah 3:7-8

            In God’s eyes, there’s guilty and not guilty, not “sort of guilty” and “not so guilty.”  If you sin, you are guilty and sent away from God to hell after you die.  If your sins have been paid for, then you are not guilty.

            However, there are different consequences for certain sins and different punishments we face on earth.

            In the case of Israel and Judah, Judah saw Israel sin by worshiping other gods, saw the real God’s wrath and disintegration of Israel then turned around and did the same thing Israel did.  God’s anger built and caused a greater response to their sin.

            Same sin.  Same end result (dissolving the nation).  Different severity and impact.

            So there is not more guilt, but more wrath You will face.  For example, why would someone commit adultery if they saw the impact of adultery in their own parents or friend?  God thinks you should know better.