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List of sins that God will damn you for in the Hebrew Bible

• none
• literally none
• damnation is not a concept in the Hebrew Scriptures

»Judaism has no word for sin. […] Judaism has the concept of חטא chet. Although it is sometimes conveniently but incorrectly translated as sin, chet means to ›miss the mark‹ – to be heading for the ›bull’s-eye‹ of moral and ethical behavior but to veer off course, to make a mistake. The Jewish ›bull’s-eye‹ is the proper observance of the mitzvot – the ethical and ritual commands of God. So chet means to ›transgress the mitzvot‹ , to fail to correctly or completely fulfill God’s precepts and commandments.
The Hebrew word for repentance is תשובה t’shuvah, which means ›to return‹ – to come back to the path leading to the ›bull’s-eye‹ of following God’s commands.«

– Rabbi Wayne D. Dosick: Living Judaism. The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice

http://www.aish.com/h/hh/gar/atonement/48954551.html? “This is the idea of teshuva. Teshuva literally means “return.” When we “do teshuva,” we examine our ways, identify those areas where we are losing ground, and “return” to our own previous state of spiritual purity. And in the process, we “return” to our connection with the Almighty as well.

The process of teshuva involves the following four steps:

Step 1 – Regret. Realize the extent of the damage and feel sincere regret.

Step 2 – Cessation. Immediately stop the harmful action.

Step 3 – Confession. Articulate the mistake and ask for forgiveness.

Step 4 – Resolution. Make a firm commitment not to repeat it in the future.“

“How should we feel upon recognizing a mistake? Should we feel guilty, worthless and bad? No! “Guilt” is the negative emotion saying that “I am bad.” Whereas “regret” is the positive acknowledgement that while my essence remains pure, I have failed to live up to my potential.“

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