because of all the claims that God can't forgive sins unless with a sacrifice, then God sent Jesus to be the sacrifice and get tortured and killed by the people he creates.
i strongly believe that wasn't the reason behind Jesus death. i believe God can forgive and has forgive alot before, no one need to die for anyone sins, and good people are not equal to bad people, and everyone responsible on his sins, and can be simply forgiven by just raising ur hand and asking God for forgiviness.
2007-02-12 02:28:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In Judaism, you must repent and ask for forgiveness by your actions; no one else can do it for you, and you can't simply say you're sorry - you have to prove that you actually mean it.
2007-02-12 02:33:33 · answer #1 · answered by Skysong 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God did forgive people in the Old Testament, that's true, and they did have to give sacrifices for their redemption. However, God sent Jesus as the final sacrifice so no one would have to account for their own sins. We can't out weigh our bad with good, we do too much wrong to be saved by good works. God sent Jesus so we could be forgiven and live for him. God didn't change, and he didn't make a mistake in the old testament, the Jews of the old testament knew Jesus was coming because God promised that he would come at the beginning (Genesis 3:15 (the offspring is Jesus)). The Jews were saved by their faith that Jesus would come and when Jesus did come, we didn't have to wait for him anymore, he came, he taught, he died, he rose again. He is very important, the Jews in the old testament were saved through faith that he would come, and Christians now are saved through faith that he came and is still with us. Jesus is the ultimate sacrifice, because he is God's son, and no other sacrifice is as powerful. I hope that's an answer you were looking for, you don't have to agree, but that's what I believe is the truth.
2007-02-12 02:43:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
um...sorry, I'm a little confused. you asked if Jews can ask for forgiveness without sacrificing? yet, then you talk about Jesus's death. Then...I don't even know how to phrase my confusion. Well, are you Jewish or know people Jewish. If not, then I can tell you that Jews do sacrifice. Have you ever heard of the 24-hour fast for Yom Kippur...the day of Atonement. You sacrifice food and water, your time hanging out with friends, attending church and praying throughout the whole day. That was just one example. There are several other examples. Just ask a Jew... I really hope I answered your question...
2007-02-12 02:38:12 · answer #3 · answered by water lily 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, we don't need a sacrifice to have our sins forgiven. there are countless scriptures from our scriptures to show us that. here's a couple examples:
Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Eternal a man avoids evil. [Proverbs 16:6]
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Eternal than sacrifice. [Proverbs 21:3]
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. [Hosea 6:6]
2007-02-12 02:45:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jews formally say sorry each autumn, at Yom Kippur, and informally each time they'd desire to. they do no longer place self belief in animal sacrifice for God's forgiveness the way they did whilst the Temple grew to become into around. The Temple now represents the presence of God interior the international. The sacrifice is now religious. yet you're asking the incorrect human beings related to the "sacrifice" of Jesus. that's a Christian style of the classic Jewish theory of blood sacrifice for sin. For Jews, God does not paintings that way. Abraham grew to become into no longer required to sacrifice his son. And God is incapable of being greater beneficial than one. God "sacrificing" himself is a romantic yet nonsensical theory in Jewish theology.
2016-10-02 00:28:11 · answer #5 · answered by raffone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus came down to be a willing sacrifice as a living example to the very people who yes he knew would turn on him. there is no greater sacrifice that you can do for another then to die for those you love!! think about all the movies you have seen and what is the one thing that the hero always says to the girl he loves? its will die for you because i love you!! so Jesus was the real thing!! hecame down and was willing to live and die for us!! whereas the guys in the movies are fake!! he came he loved and he died so that we can love and die for him too! by the way he does not require a real sacrifice when we come to him for forgivness now days, that would be really gross now days!!
2007-02-12 02:38:45 · answer #6 · answered by onyx maiden 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Forgiveness comes with repentance. Once we stop the forbidden behavior we are forgiven except in the case of murder. Intent to murder is quite different than accidentally killing someone in a fit of passion or in an auto accident for instance.
2007-02-12 02:36:45 · answer #7 · answered by regmor12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As soon as a person commits that belief to God (about Christ)....they will be saved. Jew or not....we are all grafted into the same tree because of Christ (Romans 11)
God only forgives us because of the blood of Christ which satisfies God's angry wrath against sinful man. It's called the substitutionary atoning sacrifice.
2007-02-12 02:31:56 · answer #8 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Anyone who can "think" they know God's true scale of
judgement is are not really thinking. To think that one persons
theory of "the Most High" is better than anothers is tragically
against the way of any good.
2007-02-12 02:41:05 · answer #9 · answered by tresdaddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.
The Bible makes that quite clear.
First you look at the book of Ester. It took place in between the times of the first and second temple when no sacrifices were given. Yet G-d still forgave them.
dont forget also some of these passages.
O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and return unto the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and accept us graciously: so will we render as bullocks the offerings of our lips" (Hos. 14:1-2, Hebrew). "Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy, and repenteth him of the evil" (Joel 2:13).
2007-02-12 11:42:51 · answer #10 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋