Having a high view of sin is crucial for sanctification.  A high view of sin does not mean that you regard more things as sinful than actually are sinful.  That would be legalism.  Rather, it is the conscious effort to keep sin from becoming trivial.  It is the removal of the frequent ‘but factor’ in the face of God’s commands (you are not the exception!).  It is the self-control and humility to abstain from retorting...