Just remember when an unbeliever wants to accuse God of evil, or to insinuate that evil’s existence disproves God or His character…
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To make such accusations, one must stand on the Christian world view. Good is defined by God and He perfectly and endlessly IS good. He also defines what evil is. God is the standard of good… without Him there’s no way to claim anything to be good or evil.
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To make such claims one is subtly assuming God’s existence and goodness.
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God is also not subject to human judgment. We don’t have the right, knowledge, wisdom, or moral standing to judge God.
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this reminds me of C.S. Lewis’s statement on his book “Mere Christianity”
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“My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust?”
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So true good statement
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The circular argument is the one which applies the law of the jungle, survival of the fittest, then calls it immoral. If there is no God there is no morality other that the stronger eating the weaker for dinner. If God does that, we call him immoral, but if he did so he’d be following nothing more than the moral code of naturalism. God reveals himself very differently of course, but those who don’t want to believe in him want to accuse him of using their moral code, the so-called law of the jungle. Strange! The true God teaches that the strong ought to bear the burdens of the weak.
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Very good post!
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God is the Standard of Good.
Evil is that which is against God.
Sin is against God.
Sin is Evil.
Man sins
Man therefore is Evil. -
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