When we deceive ourselves about Jesus, we deceive our selves. When we play games with God, we play games with our selves. Furthermore we play games with those around us. Ultimately we play games with the life we shall live after death. For there is no such thing as a small decision in life.
All decisions have consequences.
Our life after death, who we are, and what sort of character we shall take with us into the next life is shaped and formed by the questions we answer in the way we live our lives right now, tomorrow, throughout the coming week, and throughout the remaining days of our lives. There's really no such thing as a small sin. Nor is there an act of love that's of little or no consequence. You hear people around you making God's Church appear to be silly, stupid and of little or no consequence. The Sadducees are alive and well and quite active among us today, right here in our community.