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NASB | Psalm 34:8 ¶ O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 34:8 ¶ O taste and see that the LORD [our God] is good; How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him. [1 Pet 2:2, 3] |
Bible Question:
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 |
Bible Answer: 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 |