Q&A: Sins Turned into Merits
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Sins Turned into Merits
Question
When repentance turns sins into merits,
is that all the way or not?
If someone cooked on the Sabbath unintentionally, he may eat it; if intentionally, he may not.
If he cooked and then repented, can he eat it?
Answer
Are you serious? I assume not. Even getting an elephant through the eye of a needle requires ability, and you have to know how to do it.
Discussion on Answer
Your status is like that of someone who has merits. History does not change, nor do the consequences it produced.
And the short answer is that it doesn’t really cancel out the intentional sins?