Is God all-good?

[tonychanyt]

Yes, in the sense of Ps 145:

9 The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works.

Mt 5:

44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

God is all-good in the sense of divine beneficence. God's goodness extends beyond just those who deserve it.

Is God all-good, period?

I don't know. But I know the following:

Ex 34:

6 The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth.

1Ch 16:

34 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

Mk 10:

18 No one is good but One, that is, God.

God is good.

Let proposition P1 = God is all-good.

Is P1 false?

I don't know. I neither assert nor deny that God is all-good. I'd stick to the wording in the Bible.

Is God bad?

No, according to Scripture, God is good.

See also

• If God is all-loving, why ...