(April 15, 2009 at 1:01 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: What is pure good? You're saying that God can't be good because he isn't 'all good', even tho' you acknowledge that God is ultimately good. Because the route to that good, in this reality, can't avoid some death and suffering, he must be part bad.
I think that your view fits with mainstream Christianity, and on those grounds, I'd probably have to agree with you, that theologically, God has and will do some bad things, in our understanding, whilst remaining ultimately good. I think it fits with the accepted nature of God as defined by the Christian Bible.
So whilst it is possibly over simplistic to state that "God is good". It is essentially true, in broad terms.
I'm perfectly fine with saying that God is good. I would agree to many extents, in the same way I'd agree that I myself am good. My problem is when you stated that "God is all good". That is all I wanted to debate, as I didn't believe God was entirely good. I think we're coming towards some sort of agreement over this now. I'm not debating that God isn't good, only that God isn't all good as you first stated. You yourself stated that God has and will do bad, so even if he is good, he isn't entirely, completely and exclusively good.
