please help me get this straight
2007-01-22 15:33:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's complicated. We don't believe in sin in the Xtian sense. Whereas Xtianity believes that humans are inclined to sin because of the sin of Adam and Eve, Judaism believes that nobody is responsible for their sins besides themselves. In Judaism we don't have original sin, but we have "yetzer tov" (the good impulse) and "yetzer ra" (the bad impulse). The good impulse makes us want to do good things like the mitzvot (following G-d's commandments/good deeds) while the bad impulse causes us to want to do bad things (like not following the commandments or being unrighteous).
Shalom
2007-01-22 15:41:02 · answer #1 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They do believe in sin. They just have a differnt understnadning of it. First, they aren't obsessive about what is and isn't sinful. Second they understand the infinate capacity for God to forgive sin. And third they don't consider it their personal mission to point out everyone else's sins.
2007-01-22 15:44:58 · answer #2 · answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not jewish, but if you check out the Old Testament Bible, Moses laid out 10 commandements/laws for Jews to follow. And if these laws were not followed, the one has committed a sin. In other words, I think they do believe in sin.
Buddhists, if I am not mistaken, do not believe in sin. Please reference this link:
http://www.buddhanet.net/budsas/ebud/whatbudbeliev/182.htm
Also the Gnostics do not believe that man is sinful.
Peace
2007-01-22 15:49:37 · answer #3 · answered by SoftLocks 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They most definately believe in sin. That is why they have the Day of Atonement
2007-01-22 15:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I find that hard to believe, for hundreds of years they did sacrifices because of sin
2007-01-22 15:36:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They believe in sin they don't believe in hell.
2007-01-22 15:36:46 · answer #6 · answered by §¤ŅG.¥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes we do believe in sin. its ORIGINAL sin we don't believe in.
2007-01-22 15:39:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
THEY SACRAFICED FOR THERE SINS
2007-01-22 15:36:03 · answer #8 · answered by John M. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's all nonsense
2007-01-22 15:36:46 · answer #9 · answered by Dr. Brooke 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋