Faith
There is no righteous person on earth who does good and never sins
Question
Hello, I wanted to ask: since it is written that there is no righteous person who does good and never sins, why do we make such an effort not to transgress sins, since in any case we will receive punishment for this in Heaven? Since no matter how much we try, we will never be perfect, it seems pointless to go to the trouble. I would appreciate it if you could explain this to me.
Thank you.
Answer
Hello,
It is written in Tosafot, Tractate Shabbat (55b), that what is written in the verse (Ecclesiastes 7:20), "For there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins," is said about most people; however, there is a minority of people who can succeed in passing through this world without any sin at all.
Secondly, it is always possible to do teshuvah, that is, even most people who do not manage to avoid every sin entirely can do teshuvah, and then the sin is erased as though it never existed.
With blessings,
Hillel Meirs
