In week 5 of Semester 1, 2010, CBM at UWS Bankstown will be running a series of talks on the topic: "IS GOD REALLY GOOD?" We would love you to comment or respond to the idea. If it is appropriate then we will ask our speaker to respond to your questions or comments. We will also try to answer questions on this blog.
Christians have always maintained that God, the God of the Bible and of Jesus, is good. But what does this mean? Is it simply a philosophical argument ie. That "whatever God does is by definition good", or is there more to it than that. What does it mean to say that God is 'good" in his essence? And what about the bad or evil things that take place in the world - what do they say about God's essential goodness?
What do you think - is God really good? Why or Why not?
Is God Good?
ReplyDeleteI think there is a basic problem with the question.
- What is good? Is 'goodness' a human value, a universal value, or something 'given to us from a divine source or god'
- The question also presumes god's existence
- What god are we talking about? Isn't it a contradiction to believe in the "god of the christian bible" and even consider the question of "his" goodness? What's the alternative? An all powerful, all knowing force that created all of existence that is bad?
In a nutshell, the question doesn't make a jot of sense.