A poll also reveals that 'active' Christians are more likely to forgive the most 'unforgivable' crimes than the average adult.Â
When 2,042 British adults were asked 'To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree that Jesus died on the cross and was resurrected at Easter so that you can be
forgiven for your sins?', a quarter of those who said they were Christians said they neither agreed nor disagreed.
17% of Christians said they disagreed that Jesus died on the cross to forgive sins.
Among those categorised 'Active Christians' though, agreement with the doctrine rose to 82% and only 3% didn't know.
The ComRes poll, comissioned by BBC Local radio, also asked wider questions about forgiveness to different groups, including: 'To what extent, if at all, would you be able to forgive someone who committed any of the following?' with the actions being murder, child abuse, sexual abuse, infidelity, verbal abuse, abuse on social media, lying, stealing, swearing [...]
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In Abrahamic contexts, sin is the act of violating God's will. Sin can also be viewed as anything that violates the ideal relationship between an individual and God; or as any diversion from the ideal order for human living. To sin has been defined as "to miss the mark".
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Sins fall in a
spectrum from minor errors to deadly misdeeds. Catholicism regards the least corrupt sins as venial sins which are part of human living and carry immediate consequences on earth, and, if unrepented for, more painful purgation, assuming the person is destined to heaven, as it is written in the formation letter "Purgatory", "most of the early Fathers of the Church speak of a cleansing fire, though we cannot tell whether this means actual or spiritual fire."
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Conversely, sins of great evil are mortal sins which bring the consequence of hell if they are not addressed either through an act of perfect contrition or going to confession about them.