Allan Kardec-THE Spirit's Book_ The Principles of Spiritist Doctrine (1989)

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"It is a presentiment of the reality imparted to each man by the spirit incarnated in him. This
internal voice does not speak to him without a purpose; he is wrong in giving so little heed to
it. If he listened to it more often and more heedfully, it would be better for him."
961. What is the predominant sentiment at the moment of death Is it doubt, fear, or hope?
"Doubt with the sceptical, fear with the guilty, hope with the good."
962. How is it that there are sceptics, since the soul imparts to each man the sentiment of
spiritual things?
"There are fewer sceptics than you suppose. Many of those who, from pride, affect scepticism
during life, are a good deal less sceptical when they come to die."
The doctrine of moral responsibility is a consequence of the belief In a future life. Reason and our sense of
justice tell us that, in the apportionment of the happiness to which all men aspire, the good and the
wicked could not be confounded together. God could not will that some men should obtain, without effort,
blessings Which others only obtain through persevering exertion.
Our conviction of the justice and goodness of God, as evidenced by the justice and goodness of His laws,
forbids us to suppose that the good and the bad can occupy the same place in His sight, or to doubt that.
sooner or later, the former will receive a reward, and the latter a chastisement, for the good and the evil
they have done. And thus, from our Innate sense of justice, we derive our intuition of the rewards and
punishments of the future.
Intervention of God in Rewards and Punishments.
963. Does God concern Himself personally about each man? Is He not too great, and are we
not too small, for each individual to be of any importance in His sight?
"God concerns Himself about all the beings He has created, however small they may be;
nothing is too minute for His goodness."
964. Has God to concern Himself about each of our actions in order to reward or to punish
us?
"God's laws apply to all your actions. When a man violates one of those laws, God does not
pronounce sentence on him by saying, for example, 'You have been gluttonous; I shall punish
you for it.' But He has traced a limit to appetite. Maladies, and even death, are the
consequence of overstepping that limit. Punishment, in all cases, is a result of the infraction
of a law."