@SPRTNWRRYR1974 All sin is sin. The Bible does not clarify between mortal and venial. That is a false doctrine made up somewhere along the way by Catholics and it is a tradition that thereby nullifies clear Bible doctrine. A basic definition of sin is in 1 John 3:4, "Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law." That law is God's law. Cheating is in essence lying, and lying is covered in commandment #9 of the 10 Commandments. It is also stealing, which is commandment #8. All sin is bad enough to God that it separates us from Him, from having a relationship with Him--you may think something like that is trivial, but that is simply a sign that you're not very sensitive to it. God cannot even look on sin, Hab. 1:13, "Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity..." That's any and all sin. But, really, just to be sure, of the seven things in Prov. 6:16-19 that God calls an abomination to Him, lying is there twice: "a lying tongue" "A false witness that speaketh lies".
