I don't understand God at all

[Guest StrawberryJam]

What do people mean when they say God is Good? I don't see a lot of good things about his actions in the OT if you look it over.

Edited July 6, 2009 by StrawberryJam

[Trusting Jesus]

Welcome to Worthy!

God is good. We tend to look at what God does and try to fit Him into human terms. That just doesn't work. When you read the Bible you must read it in context and study...really study. You will find that God has rules. When those rules aren't followed there are consequences. For instance, God created a beautiful place for Adam and Eve to live. One rule: And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Genesis 2:16-17 Well, Adam disobeyed God. From that time on people have been disobeying God and rebelling. God gave plenty of warning to people - many chances to to the right thing - before He finally would allow punishment. It is people who are not good. But even in our sinning and rebeling, God loves us - all of us. After all, He stepped into His creation to die on Calvary -- He gave us the only way to salvation. That is the ultiate example of good. Everything else pales in contrast. So, before you say that God isn't good, study and see that He is way beyond good.

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Nathele

[georgedrw81]

Welcome

Good is when you have a place to sleep,you have food to eat,you have clothes to wear,you have air to breath,you have water to drink.These things are from God and are good. The posting by Trusting Jesus says it all.

Blessings

[Guest]

Welcome!

Look At God's Creation, Is It Not Wonder Filled

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 1:31

Look At God's Love, Is It Not Wonder Filled

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

Jeremiah 31:3

If You Do Not Know God, Call

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

Joel 2:32

He Is Wonderful!

[desi2007]

The God is revealed to us in the Old Testament is the same God revealed to us in the New Testament.

God destroyed the enemies of His people, God removed corrupted people that worshiped idols, God receiving those who came to Him for salvation. Which is all "good".

Old Testament deals with the history of Israel. Much of their history is sad and dark because they worshiped idols and false Gods and they rejected Gods many warnings.

God's goodness, mercy are found throughout Old Testament. I think its simply a matter of learning how to read the Old Testament.

blessings,

desi

[south]

Welcome to Worthy!

God is good. We tend to look at what God does and try to fit Him into human terms. That just doesn't work. When you read the Bible you must read it in context and study...really study. You will find that God has rules. When those rules aren't followed there are consequences. For instance, God created a beautiful place for Adam and Eve to live. One rule: And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Genesis 2:16-17 Well, Adam disobeyed God. From that time on people have been disobeying God and rebelling. God gave plenty of warning to people - many chances to to the right thing - before He finally would allow punishment. It is people who are not good. But even in our sinning and rebeling, God loves us - all of us. After all, He stepped into His creation to die on Calvary -- He gave us the only way to salvation. That is the ultiate example of good. Everything else pales in contrast. So, before you say that God isn't good, study and see that He is way beyond good.

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Nathele

amen to this...

and to strawberry jam...welcome to worthy!

south

[mead]

Hello and welcome to Worthy

[Bubba4J]

Welcome

[Guest Like2Chat]

I have struggled with this question too. We will never truly understand while we are within our human limitations on this earth. However, although we may not understand or agree....we need to listen to what God says about Himself, us, and everything.....over and above what we might think about it. Often to do that takes faith. God is good, because He says He is. I have learned that everything that God determines is through His perfect Love....always to bring His people back to Him. It may not appear that way to us....such as when he told the Israelites to wipe out entire nations....women/children/everyone! But only He knows the big picture & why that would have been necessary. He created the world & everything in it in one day....so we can trust Him despite the appearances and know He has a greater good....with eternal value....not limited to this earth.

An excellent question, StrawberryJam - it's good to keep thinking about the hard questions like this...so that we can seek answers for ourselves. Those that seek will find...He promises that!

-Like2Chat

[Guest Like2Chat]

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*He created the world & everything in it in 7 days!