AforementionedPerson

There is no dilemma. God is not "omnibenevolent," or as some people say it, "all loving." That is something you are assigning to God and it is not biblical. So your dilemma is based on a wrong view of God. God is all-knowing, all-powerful, everywhere present, but is not omnibenevolent. So, your "dilemma" is resolved. If god isn't omnibenevolent is that suggesting that he is partly evil? If God isn't 'all good' and 'all loving' that suggests he partly evil and hating or completely evil and hating. Don't the scriptures teach that God is love?

Welcome AforementionedPerson, "Omnibenevolent" is something you have coined, but infinitely gracious and merciful would be more apropos. What you are attempting to do is delve into the Mystery of God, and there are limits to what we can determine with our human capacity. God knows all and sees all, and He is also infinitely gracious and merciful. But He also allows sin and evil to exist on this earth "for a season". Your faith should not waver simply because you cannot grasp what only God can grasp. Your focus should always be on the Lord Jesus Christ and what He accomplished for your redemption. That is the only way to have a steadfast faith -- focus on the Cross and what it meant to God and to the whole world. God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself. Cheers brah, that makes a lot of sense

Many theologians attribute omnibenevolence to God almighty. For example Louis Berkhof an American-Dutch reformed theologian regards God as omnibenevolent. As for it being mentioned in the scriptures, Romans 11:12 "God is the final standard of good, and all that God is and does is worthy of approval", being the final standard of good implies that God is incorruptibly good....or omnibenevolent. Also to suggest that God isn't omnibenevolent is to suggest that God has a portion of evil within him. If he is not all good, then he is either a mixture of good and evil or completely evil. I have been brought up to believe that God is all good and like to think it so. Omniscience is a term meaning all knowing, yes the terms you have provided are also affiliated with God, however so is Omniscience. Which brings me back to my original question. Allow me to elaborate on my original query. In order to be all knowing God must know every feeling that has ever been felt by anyone for every reason. As there have been an uncountable number of cases where an innocent child has been killed God would hence know what it is like to kill one. My question is how can one be all good and yet know what it is like to commit such malevolent actions. Of Sin Of sin, because they believe not on me; John 16:9 (King James Version) And Of God Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. James 1:17 (English Standard Version) So Beloved, What's The Beef? Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. Romans 1:21-22 (New Living Translation) And, What To Do? For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (New International Version) Love, Joe Could you please explain the relation of your quotes to my question please.

God is omniscient that essentially means that he knows everything that is and will be. But if God is also omnibenevolent how can he know everything? Surely if he knows everything there is no way that he could be omnibenevolent. For example, due to Gods omniscience and his ability to know everything, he would hence know what it is like to kill an innocent child, if he knows this than how could he possibly be omnibenevolent? It would seem that in order to for him to be omniscient he would have a working knowledge and understanding of sin, which hence makes him not omnibenevolent. However if he is omnibenevolent he can't know sin, and hence he cannot be omniscient. I came here to see if you guys could help me solve this dilemma help me solidify my wavering faith