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To: angelo
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them [Lev. 4:1–2].

angelo don't the sins of ignorance reveal the underlying truth that man is a sinner by nature.

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99 posted on 10/08/2001 9:29:26 PM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
angelo don't the sins of ignorance reveal the underlying truth that man is a sinner by nature.

Yes and no. They reveal first that we are limited, imperfect creatures. Being limited and imperfect does not necessarily imply being evil. Judaism teaches that each of us has both a good impulse (yetzer tov) and an evil (more properly, selfish) impulse (yetzer hara). The Talmud teaches that without the yetzer hara motivating us to satisfy personal needs, we wouldn't build houses, marry, have children or tend to our business affairs. Yetzer hara can lead to wrongdoing when not properly controlled by the yetzer tov. There is nothing inherently wrong with hunger, but it can lead you to steal food. There is nothing inherently wrong with sexual desire, but it can lead you to commit adultery.

Judaism teaches that we have free will, and choose which impulse to follow. We all have the ability to make our own choices, and we will all be held responsible for the choices we make.

105 posted on 10/08/2001 9:47:38 PM PDT by malakhi
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