goboy I was not at all offended. I understand that alot of people do not know what Adventist believe. One thing though is we make no secret of it and actually have websites which list out fundamental doctrines as well as other basic believes and our stand on social issues including abortion.
Now back to the OP. One thing though is that God views all sins as equal. This is a hard thing to grasp since people view sins in degrees. A white lie is not good but not something to loose sleep over while killing someone is just awful. God views both of those sins as the same and both are repulsive to him in the same degree. As hard as this is for us to grasp, in God’s eyes what Tim did was no worse than what we have done and Tim has the same opportunity for repentance as we have.
It is a tough one, isn’t it?