From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Judy wrote: > Who makes the determination then if not God? > Who is the one who defines what is good and > what is evil?
DavidM: Good is defined by the utility of the action. If I love my child and feed her and nourish her, that is good because the fruit of my actions is beneficial. Judy: You sound like Charles Finney David. This may be his definition and yours but it is not necessarily God's. What if you did all of the above in an overweening spirit of pride. Would that still be good in God's eyesight? He says he is far from the proud but gives grace to the humble. DavidM: It doesn't matter whether God declares it good or not. It would be good whether God declared it good or not, and even if there was no God, it would still be good. Judy: In whose opinion? Brute beasts take care of their young, they do it by the instinct that God put in them but this does not make them good. DavidM: Nevertheless, we understand that God is always on the side of good, so in complicated matters that involve knowledge which we lack, we can trust the Word of God so that we can be sure that what he calls evil is truly evil and what he calls good is truly good. Judy: He is not only on the side of good, He is the source of all that is good. Judy ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
