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Someone asked "Good morning Sophie just want to ask for a certain debate question with an atheist he ask for a scenario like this what if comes a person who is good and has not been a violent person then comes to a situation where a person created a huge lie for him and then with that lie the good person didn't reacted immediately he waited for several year and has decided to act for it not knowing that it was a lie and has committed a sin for it will the person who once innocent and now became a sinner be punish for that act he did or will it be to the person who created that lies and fooled the innocent person not knowing the exact truth."
The definition of sin in the Hebrew Bible is a חֵטְא / cheit. It means a mistake -- a missing of the mark. You tried to do the right thing and "missed." The word itself comes from the concept of an archer who aims his arrow at a target, and misses. So a person who is lied to and as a result makes a mistake -- they do not intentionally do anything wrong -- is (in a sense) the very definition of the word. In Judaism we believe that when we sin against another person the responsibility to make things right lays with the person we wronged. In your example he should seek the person who was wronged and try to make things right. There needs to be sincerity -- which in this instance should certainly be present. If the person refuses to forgive then he should try at least 3 times, and if the person still does not forgive him the onus is now on that person (the sin). If the sin was to G-d (he broke a mitzvah that would be classified as a sin, such as not taking a ritual bath at the right time or not eating from a kosher dish if he is Jewish) then he should correct the mistake (make sure dishes in the future are kosher and ensure he immerses in a mikvah as appropriate) and he should repent (seek forgiveness from G-d sincerely, intending to not repeat the sin)... Now "sin" is a mistake, an unintentional error. There are intentional wrongdoings (these are not "sin") some of which are minor and some of which are not. The worst of these (when it comes to G-d) would be not only intentional -- so there is no way your supposed example fits -- but they must be done in defiance of G-d Himself. This is called a pĕsha' / פֶּֽשַׁע. Even in the case of something as serious as a pĕsha' / פֶּֽשַׁע (which could include willfully murdering someone in defiance of G-d, knowing that G-d forbids taking a life needlessly) there are human ramifications (courts of law, penalties) and heavenly judgments. Are there some evils that are so horrible G-d won't forgive a person, even one who sincerely repents? Well, some can only be truly forgiven by death itself (by G-d). We believe the immortal soul is without evil or what you might term "sin", and it is the human condition -- the physical needs -- that result in us doing bad things when we over indulge human requirements (the need for shelter becomes the need to have the fanciest house you can get)... A person who has been evil in life may feel tormented when faced with what they did in this world, but that is self-inflicted pain by the recognition... There is no hell, no eternal damnation even for someone who has been truly evil. The truly evil might have their eternal soul removed from their individuality. The Christian bible seems to think that you need blood for your sins to be forgiven. At the Last Supper Jesus says: "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins," Matthew 26:28. See also Luke 22:20 and John 6:54. This is not true. Blood is not the sole means of atonement. There is atonement through repentance (Shmuel II / II Samuel 12:13-14, Yonah / Jonah 3:10, Vayikra / Leviticus 26:40-42, Yechezkel / Ezekiel 18:21-32, 33:11-16), kindness (Mishlei / Proverbs; 16:6, Daniel 4:24), prayer (Hoshea / Hosea 14:2-3, Melachim I / I Kings 8:46-50, Daniel 9:19), removal of idolatry (Yeshayahu / Isaiah. 27:9), punishment (Yeshayahu / Isaiah 40:1, Eichah / Lam. 4:22), death (Is. 22:14), flour offerings (Vayikra / Leviticus 5:11-13), money (Sh'mot / Exodus. 30:15), jewelry (Bamidbar / Numbers 31:50), and incense (Bamidbar / Numbers 17:11-12).
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