I realize that Jewish people do not believe that Jesus Christ was the Messiah/Savior. This is how Christians reconcile their sins with God.
So how do Jews atone for their sins? In the Old Testament (from the Holy Bible) there were animal sacrifices as well as many offerings to please Jehovah God.
Some of these, especially animal sacrifices are not practical today. So how do Jewish persons reach forgiveness of sins and/or become right with God?
2007-08-08 19:05:18 · 14 answers · asked by natobanato2 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This is how we Jews atone for our sins:
1) Prayer
2) Giving to charity and performing good deeds.
3) Through the process of teshuvah (repentance):
* Ceasing to commit the forbidden act
* Regretting what he or she has done
* Confessing before God
* Firmly resolving never to repeat those actions
Aside from this standard process of Teshuva, someone who has committed a crime against another human being is required to make it up to him. If one stole from his fellow, he must return the stolen item; if one has pained his fellow in any way, he must placate his fellow to achieve forgiveness.
The High Holidays are times that are especially conducive to Teshuva. Yom Kippur (the day of atonement) is a day of fasting at the culmination of which Judgement for that year is sealed. Therefore, Jews strive their hardest to make certain that they have performed Teshuva before the end of the day.
TESHUVAH IS A PROCESS THAT HAS TO BE DONE DAILY; NOT ONCE A YEAR ON YOM-KIPPUR!!!
2007-08-08 19:19:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
In the Jewish faith it is the once a year deal. It is during the Jewish New Year from Rosh Hashanna to Yom Kippur. Basically there is atonement and asking forgiveness for the sins of the previous year. It is the most holy time of the year. This occurs in September. (the date changes every year as the Jewish calendar is used) There is one full day of fasting on Yom Kippur and lots of prayer. Jon Stewart says, we have it best, we only need to deal with it once a year, not once a week. (or something to that affect)
2007-08-08 19:23:32 · answer #2 · answered by beenthere 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
God himself is our Savior. always has been always will be. (when salvation is needed... remember theres no eternal hell in Judaism either)
simply put, we ask God forgiveness, we repent to God and God Forgives.
God is not limited such that he cannot forgive without payment, he can forgive because he feels like it, if he wants to.
the actual sacrifices were merely a gesture. and unneeded.
and there is no such thing as a messianic jew, or a jewish person who belives in jesus as the messiah.
a person who was jewish who came to belive in Jesus, has forsaken their heritage and Betrayed their God. they are ABSOLUTELY no longer jewish.
Jesus was not the Messiah because ... and this is really quite simple. .... he didn't do the things that were the entire point of the messiah. (being a spiritual savior was NOT on the list, thats silly, only God can do that)
Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, we reinact (without the sacrifice) the temple service, in memorial of the temple.
2007-08-08 19:14:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 3⤋
We have a Holy day called Yom Kippur where as we do not eat nor drink for the entire day We go to our synagogue and ask God to forgive us our sins
2007-08-08 19:24:17 · answer #4 · answered by devora k 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
In Judaism a blood sacrifice was required to atone for sins...this sacrifice had to be made at the Temple.
It was a continual process, where sins were constantly atoned for by continual animal sacrifice.
After Jesus there was no longer a Temple...it was destroyed and is now the site of the Dome of the Rock built on the Temple mount long after the sacking of Jerusalem...therefore no animal sacrifices are offered any longer.
However, more importantly, animal sacrifices are no longer able to atone for sins and are no longer necessary as Jesus Christ ended all blood sacrifices by becoming the last sacrifice...the perfect Lamb of God.
He is the only one who can cleanse us and make us righteous by His sacrifice to pay for our sins. He fulfilled the entire Law as only God could, and only through faith in Christ can anyone be washed clean and forgiven for their sins, forever.
2007-08-08 19:26:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋
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)
"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).
Repentance brings pardon and forgiveness of sin (Isaiah 55:7)
Dose this answer your question?
2007-08-08 19:15:11 · answer #6 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Concise answer: through prayer and repentance
Expanded answer: http://www.outreachjudaism.org/sin.html
2007-08-09 15:25:01 · answer #7 · answered by mo mosh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by not doing them(sins) again
2007-08-09 10:49:28 · answer #8 · answered by ST 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They really knew that Christ was the Messiah which is why they no longer burn anymore sacrifices to Yahweh as Jesus was a the very last one. None was ever necessary after his perfect body was offered to his heavenly Father!
2007-08-08 19:11:23 · answer #9 · answered by Terisina 4 · 1⤊ 10⤋
good question I wonder about that too
2007-08-08 19:08:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋