(October 2, 2021 at 8:31 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote:(October 2, 2021 at 1:06 am)gracerutherford Wrote: I have some questions that need to be answered. Your claims are that the Bible is unreliable. Now, if it is a true source completely, then of course we would have to come to the conclusion that God is a benevolent Creator.
You might, I wouldn't. Have you read it? God gets up to some pretty nasty stuff. I have trouble knowing what to do, or how to have a convo with a person who believes both that magic book is historically accurate, and that the character it describes is benevolent. Two wildly false things there - and that's assuming that there is a benevolent god, even.
What's an example of something God does that isn't considered benevolent? We can use the words benevolent and good interchangeably here, since they mean the same thing. How would you define "good," as the opposite of evil? If God is good, then is the opposite of evil. As described in the Bible, God hates evil. Because He is a fair and just God, He must give punishment to those who deserve it. However, He is also a gracious God and offers second chances.
Punishing those who are evil does not mean He is not a good God. Take a judge for example. Would the judge be a good judge if they let murderers and thieves go who deserved prison or a death sentence. No! Of course they wouldn't be good. Because being good also means having justice. So, how would you describe the definition of good? And how does God not fit into your vision of what good is?
