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.
All sins are not the same and do not merit the same punishment. Willful sins are more serious than sins of ignorance, as demonstrated in Luke 12:47. God does not judge sins of ignorance as seriously as willful sins, as shown in Acts 17:30.
Acts 17:30
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
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.
All sins are not the same and do not merit the same punishment. Willful sins are more serious than sins of ignorance, as demonstrated in Luke 12:47. God does not judge sins of ignorance as seriously as willful sins, as shown in Acts 17:30.
Acts 17:30
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
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