for jewish, can you ask for forgiviness without giving sacrifice?

Question

can you ask for forgiviness without giving a sacrifice and still be forgiving.... i am asking this because some christians claims that God wouldn't forgive except with a sacrifice, therefore Jesus is the sacrifice... i personaly don't think so, i believe God has the power of forgiviness, he can forgive by just raising ur hand toward him and ask him for forgiviness.

can u show me verses from the Torah to back up ur answer as well, that God already can forgive, no one need to die so to be forgiving.

Answer 1

but God wanted them to stop doing sacrifices
so he gave his only son to die for us and our sins

he also said false prophets would follow him
and that no one come to the father but through him.

Answer 2

I don't think you're going to get too many answers from any Jews...
It's a bit complicated, actually. God originally gave the early Hebrews a law that demanded sacrifice. Later, He told them that the smell of their burnt offerings was sickening, basically because He was looking for a sincerely repentant attitude.
Then, too, there were periods during which they had been captured and carried away when they couldn't sacrifice, because they didn't have their place of sacrifice. During those times, they'll tell you that God forgave their sins anyhow. Yet, as soon as they got back home, they went right back to doing the sacrifices.
To this day, there are Jews who want to destroy the Mosque and rebuild their Temple so that they can have the ancient sacrifices.
Evidently, although they will tell you that they can be forgiven without them, they still believe in them.

Personally, I think that God made the law of sacrifice to bring it home to us how very serious a thing sin really is. If you cuold just wave your hand in His general direction, and He says "OK, you're forgiven" then sin wouldn't seem too important, I think. But, look at the harm people cause when they refuse to listen to God! There has been so much blood shed because of sin, why should it surprise you that it would take blood to wipe it away??

Answer 3

Hosea 14:3 says "May You forgive all iniquity and accept good, and let out lips substitute for bulls." This is often taken to mean that, when there is no Temple standing, prayers are our substitute for animal sacrafice.
Even in Temple times, sacrafices for commanded for a very specific range of sins. Presumably, someone who commited a sin not on the list would repent through prayer and regret.
Sins commited against another person will not be forgiven unless you ask that person for forgiveness. For example, if you insult someone, you could pray and feel regretful until you're blue in the face, but God won't completely forgive you until you go over to your friend and say you're sorry. I presume this was true even in the Temple eras.

Answer 4

I am a Reform Jew, and I definitely believe that God can forgive without a formal sacrifice. God knows what it is your heart, and if you are truly repentant you will be forgiven. Of course, this is what Yom Kippur is all about - atoning for our sins and being forgiven. But any good Rabbi will tell you not to wait for Yom Kippur to atone.

Answer 5

if you are looking for the jewish opinion on blood sacrifices, you should read the following short article, appropriately entitled "jews believe that we do not need a blood sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins", which gives our position and the biblical passages supporting it.

http://www.whatjewsbelieve.org/explanation02.html

Answer 6

by potential of making a stability... u can set objectives or objectives and ur temptation may be the advantages after winding up that interest this way u r shifting many times to ur objectives.. achieving rewards and since the enticements are rewards so u can artwork extra useful.. and subsequently with temptations and rewards its all lots relaxing.. u can have fun with ur existence besides

Answer 7

sure

Leviticus 5:5
When anyone is guilty in any of these ways, he must confess in what way he has sinned

Num. 5:7

and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution for his wrong, add one fifth to it and give it all to the person he has wronged.

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).


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)


Is that enough?

Answer 8

god already got the forskin, what more does he want? Another burned goat?