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1 | No Rules, Just Right! | Ps 34:8 | Lionstrong | 16771 | ||
For the Forum's consideration: Is God good because he conforms to some set of rules? Or are there no rules for God? Example: Man's goodness is determined by the law. But if there were no law, then anything man did would be ok. Everything man did would be good and right. Now, for God, are there no rules for him so that anything he chooses to do is right, or are there rules for God to which he must conform in order to be good? Lionstrong |
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2 | No Rules, Just Right! | Ps 34:8 | fatherchuck | 16952 | ||
God is good because He is God. Look it up in the dictionary under good and you will find Him there.He is good because that is His Nature, He cannot be otherwise. He can no more do wrong than you could stop your heart and hold your breath till you died. He is the standard for good by which all other goodness is to be judged. Gold is gold because it posesses the properties of gold, not because it obeys the rules for gold. And it obeys the rules for gold because it already has the properties of gold. So also is God good. As for man's goodness being determined by the law... not hardly. The law establishes man's sinfulness, shows man how far he is already from the goodness of which God is the standard. Man without the law is not good, but simply without accountability. The law does not create sin, it reveals the sin that is already in man. Now for God, no, there are no rules for Him. He doesn't need them! Fatherchuck |
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3 | God and Law | Ps 34:8 | Lionstrong | 17013 | ||
Dear Chuck, ........... ¶¶ When you write, "He is good because that is his nature," do you mean that the Ten Commandments are part of who he is? The Ten Commandments are external to us, and we either conform to it or transgress. But for God, is the Ten Commandments just part of his make up? ............ ¶¶ Chuck, you write, "The law establishes man's sinfulness, shows man how far he is already from the goodness of which God is the standard." You deny that the law determines man's goodness. How does your statement NOT mean that the law is the standard of goodness, that is, how can it show us how far we are from God's goodness if it is not a standard of goodness? "...the law is good..." Rom. 7:16. ......... Peace, ....... Lionstrong |
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4 | God and Law | Ps 34:8 | fatherchuck | 17057 | ||
Yes, the ten commandments are an expression of Who He is, but He is much more than that. They are internalized in Him ,but again they are not the fullest expression of His Nature. That would be Jesus. The law is good being an expression of God's moral nature, but it exposes the fallen nature of man by the contrast between the two. The law was also given to teach man what was good and to give man a standard by which to judge good and evil. Blessings on you |
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