In some contexts, justice is a matter of
rewards and punishments according to the deserts of individuals and nations.
Not exact matches
39:32 — Then, who does more wrong than one who utters a lie against Allah,
and denies the truth [this Quran, the Prophet (Muhammad SAW,
and Jesus the Son of Marry), the Islamic Monotheism, the Resurrection
and the
reward or
punishment according to good or evil deeds] when it comes to him!
Thus we see that in both worship
and dealings man stands before his Lord
and receives
rewards or
punishment in the afterlife
according to his merits.
If there are to be
rewards and punishments, they are meted out
according to the loving care we take of one another.
According to the Qur» an man is free to choose his actions and beliefs, and he merits punishment or reward according to whether his choice is right
According to the Qur» an man is free to choose his actions
and beliefs,
and he merits
punishment or
reward according to whether his choice is right
according to whether his choice is right or wrong.
The task of teaching us the law
and helping us to apply it is the function of the state
and the Church,
and one can expect his
reward or
punishment in this life or in eternity,
according to his obedience to civil
and divine law respectively.
In the background of Gotama's thinking was the Hindu doctrine of transmigration, holding that souls are endlessly reborn
and,
according to the law of karma, suffer in each new reincarnation the just
punishment or
reward of their previous life.
A man manifestly intelligent
and devout, but with a knack for making providence sound like karma, argued that all are guilty through original sin but some more than others, that our «sense of justice» requires us to believe that «
punishments and rewards [are] distributed
according to our just desserts,» that God is the «balancer of accounts,»
and that we must suppose that the suffering of these innocents will bear «spiritual fruit for themselves
and for all mankind.»
But
according to «Unconditional Parenting,» if you start with unconditional love, you won't need to rely on the sometimes - frustrating system of
punishment and reward.