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==Obligation to Believe== | ==Obligation to Believe== | ||
# There is a mitzvah to believe in Hashem.<ref>Shemot 20:2, Rambam (Sefer HaMitzvot, Aseh n. 1), Sefer HaChinuch (n. 25), Smag (Aseh n. 1), Chaye Adam 1:5, Biur Halacha (1 s.v. Hu)</ref> | |||
# There is a mitzvah to believe that Hashem is one.<ref>Devarim 6:4, Rambam (Sefer HaMitzvot, Aseh n. 2), Sefer HaChinuch (n. 417), Smag (Aseh n. 2), Chaye Adam 1:5, Biur Halacha (1 s.v. Hu)</ref> | |||
# One may not believe in any other God besides Hashem.<ref>Shemot 20:3, Rambam (Sefer HaMitzvot, Lavin n. 1), Sefer HaChinuch (n. 26), Smag (Lavin n. 1), Chaye Adam 1:5, Biur Halacha (1 s.v. Hu)</ref> | |||
# There is a mitzvah to believe that there will be an ultimate redemption brought about by Mashiach.<ref>Smak (Mitzvah n. 1)</ref> | |||
==Proving the Existence of God== | ==Proving the Existence of God== | ||
==Ramification of Disbelief== | ==Ramification of Disbelief== | ||
# A person who does not believe in any of the 13 principles of faith loses their share in Olam Haba. <ref>Pirush Mishnayot (Sanhedrin 10:1), Rambam Teshuva 3:6-8</ref> | # A person who does not believe in any of the 13 principles of faith loses their share in Olam Haba. <ref>Pirush Mishnayot (Sanhedrin 10:1), Rambam Teshuva 3:6-8</ref> | ||
==Causing others not to believe== | |||
# Some say that it is forbidden to be a librarian in a secular library because in doing so you'll have to give books which speak of heretical ideas to anyone who wants them, which is a violation of [[Lifnei Iver]]. <ref>Yalkut Yosef YD 157:7</ref> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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