In a sinful world these moral laws sometimes come into unavoidable conflict. In the case of such conflicts we are obligated to follow the higher moral law. In following the higher moral law we are not guilty, in that specific case, for failing to keep the lower one. The lower laws are not unimportant or disposable. They remain obligatory in all cases except when a higher law is at stake.
Some good acts are better than others, and some bad acts are worse than others.
This shows God puts some of his moral standards above others. Apart from a hierarchical understanding, God's plan of redemption is immoral because it required the punishment of an innocent person and pardon of the guilty. Jesus demonstrated a hierarchical view of moral values. Human depravity and its devastating effects are real, but this does not mean sin is unavoidable for the Christian. Problems with Graded Absolutism 1.