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NASB | 1 John 1:5 ¶ This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 1:5 ¶ This is the message [of God's promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection]. |
Bible Question: How can I understand God's nature revealed in the Bible between 1) the Old Testament books of prophecy 2) the Psalms and 3) the New Testament? 1) shows His anger and direct acts of punishment/discipline on His people, 2) seems entirely just, loving and beautiful and 3) shows His mercy and holiness through Jesus. Most people say that God isn't the author of "bad things," but the Old Testament shows otherwise. He is my Lord and Savior regardless; I just want to understand more of His nature from a perspective that includes the entire Bible. |
Bible Answer: Hi jmjr, You might want to read, study and meditate upon "The Attributes of God" by A. W. Pink. It is a very good work and has stood the test of time. Could you possibly better define what you meant by " Most people say that God isn't the author of "bad things," but the Old Testament shows otherwise"? Could you demonstrate this by some examples from scripture? 1 John 1: 5 says, "This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all." There is a big difference from what God "allows"- His permissive will- and His sovereign will. All that emanates from God is good! Goodness is very much one of His Divine perfections. As A.W. Pink notes: "He is originally good, good of Himself, which nothing else is; for all creatures are good only by participation and communication from God. He is essentially good; not only good, but goodness itself: the creature’s good is a superadded quality, in God it is His essence. He is infinitely good; the creature’s good is but a drop, but in God there is an infinite ocean or gathering together of good. He is eternally and immutably good, for He cannot be less good than He is; as there can be no addition made to Him, so no subtraction from Him. (Thos. Manton). God is summum bonum, the chiefest good. The original Saxon meaning of our English word "God" is "The Good." God is not only the Greatest of all beings, but the Best. All the goodness there is in any creature has been imparted from the Creator, but God’s goodness is underived, for it is the essence of His eternal nature." I would highly recommend this work for you if you are seeking to understand more of His nature. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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