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Old 06-09-2007, 12:22 PM
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"Is God's character good because it is good or is it good because of God's character?"
Both.

You can't separate the quality of goodness that is an inseparable part of God from His character. Good is good, just like God is love.

Don't let them lead you into what I think is the fallacy of false dilemma.

Basically:

Moral acts are good, so they are from God, who is good and thus reflect His character.

Immoral acts are not good, so they are not from God who is good and thus do not reflect His character.

God's common grace allows even the non-elect to experience and do good\moral acts - for now.

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