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  2. Confession (religion) - Wikipedia

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    Confession, in many religions, is the acknowledgment of sinful thoughts and actions. This may occur directly to a deity or to fellow people. It is often seen as a required action of repentance and a necessary precursor to penance and atonement. It often leads to reconciliation and forgiveness.

  3. Mortal sin - Wikipedia

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    Sin is sin. Concerning Confession, having a list of deadly sins could, in fact, become an obstacle to genuine repentance. For example, imagine that you commit a sin. You look on the list and do not find it listed. It would be very easy to take the attitude that, since it is not on a list of deadly sins, it is not too serious.

  4. Confession (Judaism) - Wikipedia

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    The short confession lists one sin per letter, while the long confession lists two. A number of purposes have been suggested for the alphabetical arrangement: [6] [note 1] To aid in memorizing the list; To provide a more comprehensive list of sins, and better remind the confessor of additional sins they have committed which they can add to the list

  5. Sacrament of Penance - Wikipedia

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    In confession, the church believes, God judges a person in the sense of bringing to light his or her sins, by granting the person the ability to confess his or her sins to the confessor, then grants the person repentance and, through the confessor, grants the person forgiveness. God's forgiveness restores the person to "the brightness of the ...

  6. Seven deadly sins - Wikipedia

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    The seven deadlysins, also known as the capitalvicesor cardinal sins, function as a grouping and classification of major vices within the teachings of Christianity.[1] According to the standard list, the seven deadly sins in Christianity are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttonyand sloth. In Christianity, the classification of deadly sins ...

  7. Jewish views on sin - Wikipedia

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    Judaism regards the violation of any of the 613 commandments as a sin. Judaism teaches that to sin is a part of life, since there is no perfect human and everyone has an inclination to do evil "from youth", though people are born sinless. [1] Sin has many classifications and degrees. Unintentional sins are considered less severe sins.

  8. Christian views on sin - Wikipedia

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    In Christianity, sin is an immoral act and transgression of divine law. [ 1 ] The doctrine of sin is central to the Christian faith, since its basic message is about redemption in Christ. [ 2 ] Hamartiology, a branch of Christian theology which is the study of sin, [ 3 ] describes sin as an act of offence against God by despising his persons ...

  9. Eternal sin - Wikipedia

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    In Christian hamartiology, eternal sin, the unforgivable sin, unpardonable sin, or ultimate sin is the sin which will not be forgiven by God.One eternal or unforgivable sin (blasphemy against the Holy Spirit), also known as the sin unto death, is specified in several passages of the Synoptic Gospels, including Mark 3:28–29, [1] Matthew 12:31–32, [2] and Luke 12:10, [3] as well as other New ...