Various reconstructions of this argument can also be used. The consequences of sin can be viewed as infinite because of the perpetual sin of unbelievers. If the highest command is to love God with all of the heart, mind, and soul, then no one except Christ Himself has ever kept the highest command even for one minute. Furthermore, even though the commission of a crime, such as murder, may last only a moment, the corresponding punishment is not merely momentary. Thus, when the heinousness of sin is
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