In Serch of God
6. The Concept of Accountability
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limitations of the present world, where reward and
punishment both can be satisfactorily awarded.
The concept of a living and powerful God is
necessarily accompanied by the concept of
accountability. And the concept of accountability
guarantees right thinking and right actions on the
part of man. It makes man cautious by reminding
him of God’s chastisement. Moreover, this gives
him the conviction of receiving God’s reward if he
adheres to the right path at all costs and in all
situations.
The concept of God provides man with an ideology
in which loss is turned to gain and in which
adversity brings with it good tidings.
