To be fair, I’ve never heard a Jew argue that God is benevolent, but I’m fairly certain that’s only because there are so few Jews in the debate scene.
But I’ve never heard a Muslim or Christian suggest that God is not good or not benevolent. That kind of sentiment would contradict the Bible (and presumably the Quran for as adamant as they are about it). Here are the most explicit examples I could find:
“For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.”
But aside from the word of the Bible, this is what every Christian I’ve ever met has told me. For many of them, like William Lane Craig, it’s one of their biggest arguments in favor of their faith. When I hear Christians pray 9 times out of 10 the vast majority of it is proclaiming and thanking God for his goodness. A lot of them, like Steve Harvey, will even claim it isn’t possible to for us to be good without God.
What Christians have you spoken to who wouldn’t enthusiastically claim that God is good? Can you link me any examples?
To be fair, I’ve never heard a Jew argue that God is benevolent, but I’m fairly certain that’s only because there are so few Jews in the debate scene.
But I’ve never heard a Muslim or Christian suggest that God is not good or not benevolent. That kind of sentiment would contradict the Bible (and presumably the Quran for as adamant as they are about it). Here are the most explicit examples I could find:
(Romans 8:28):
(Nahum 1:7):
(Psalm 100:5):
But aside from the word of the Bible, this is what every Christian I’ve ever met has told me. For many of them, like William Lane Craig, it’s one of their biggest arguments in favor of their faith. When I hear Christians pray 9 times out of 10 the vast majority of it is proclaiming and thanking God for his goodness. A lot of them, like Steve Harvey, will even claim it isn’t possible to for us to be good without God.
What Christians have you spoken to who wouldn’t enthusiastically claim that God is good? Can you link me any examples?