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THE SECRET THAT GOD ERASES BAD ACTIONS

God will be most pleased with. For such an end, one should
constantly remember the reckoning on the Day of
Judgement. It is obvious how one would act, for example, if
he were made to stand before the fire of hell, he were shown
the bad actions he had done in his life, and were warned that
he had to act in the right way in order to be forgiven. A
person who sees the fire, who hears the despair, remorse and
groaning of the people of hell under that painful punishment
and who witnesses the punishment of the hell with his own
eyes would surely act in the way that would most please God
and strive with his utmost striving. This person would pray
on time, perform good deeds, would never be careless,
would never dare to choose an act when he knows there is
another act that would please Him. Because hell, which
remains right beside him, would always remind him of his
eternal life and of God's punishment. Such a person could
not defer his deeds. He would immediately and perfectly
perform what his conscience commands him to. He would be
meticulous and persistent in prayers. So, in the life of this
world, the wrong actions of only those who perform good
deeds, fearing God and the day of judgement, as if they had
seen the hell and returned back to the world, or as if they
always see the fire right beside them will be transformed into
good. These believers are certain about the hereafter and they
greatly fear and try to avoid God's punishment.