Q&A: Is God Good?
Is God Good?
Question
Hello and blessings,
Do you have an article that proves whether God is good or bad? And do you know of a book or article by someone else on this topic? [In a Google search I didn’t find anything besides one article by Dr. Rot]
Thank you
Answer
What kind of proof are you looking for? If it is written in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), would that be enough? “The Lord is good to all, and His mercies are over all His works,” and many other verses like that. If not verses from the Hebrew Bible, are you looking for proofs from reality?
Discussion on Answer
You can hang your hat on the fact that He implanted morality in us and our obligation toward it, or on the very validity of that obligation, which depends on God’s goodness. But all of these arguments can be debated. See a bit about the Euthyphro dilemma in column 457.
I mean from a philosophical perspective.