tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1805550350374352336.post1725422980668141488..comments2023-07-04T02:15:00.916-07:00Comments on TidbitsofTorah: Measure for Measure - Your Deeds are Rewarded or PunishedTidbits of Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01064258824492926896noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1805550350374352336.post-36586056438051378882009-11-09T13:13:02.272-08:002009-11-09T13:13:02.272-08:00You are correct, Alex. It does not "exactly&q...You are correct, Alex. It does not "exactly" say this in the Torah. However, it is evident throughout the Torah (as noted above) that G-d indeed rewards / punishes for our deeds. NO DEED of or ours is ever overlooked.<br /><br />The Torah states that by performing God's commandments, we will be rewarded with blessing in this world and with everlasting life in the World to Come, whereas if we fail to observe the mitzvot,<br />punishment will be meted out both in this world and the next. What then of the good person who commits<br />a sin, or a number of sins, or has on some occasion caused harm, humiliation or suffering to another<br />person? Is he held accountable for his actions? And what of the wicked person who does a mitzvah, or a number of mitzvot? Is he rewarded for his deeds?<br /><br />The answer is that God rewards each good deed and punishes for each wrongful deed, taking into<br />account all relevant factors, including a person's intent, capabilities, etc. God's exacting of justice is thus precise, with each person receiving reward or punishment commensurate with his actions. However, so as to enable good people to be rewarded with eternal life, God punishes them in this world for their few sins; conversely, so as to discharge any claim the wicked may have to the World to Come, God rewards them in this world for their few good deeds. The good fortune of the wicked in this temporal world is thus at the expense of any reward due them in the Future. Although, because man's life span is short, it sometimes seems that their reward is great, in fact their reward is of limited duration. Afterwards they must endure the punishment of Gehennom.<br /><br />By the same token, the suffering that befalls good people is also of limited duration, only while they sojourn in this world. Eternal reward awaits them in the World to Come. Thus, that which appears to be punishment may, in the light of deeper introspection, prove to a blessing; that which appears to be blessing may, in the light of deeper introspection, prove to be a curse.<br /><br />http://www.breslov.org/land/land_21.pdfTidbits of Torahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01064258824492926896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1805550350374352336.post-42212086759928018092009-11-09T11:11:34.425-08:002009-11-09T11:11:34.425-08:00It doesn't exactly say in the Bible that if yo...It doesn't exactly say in the Bible that if you murdered you are going to get mudered... or if you steal you will be stolen from...Alex Monsethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600533252422691666noreply@blogger.com