God's power and God's freedom.

[MoreCoffee]

God is almighty and free - absolutely free - so is God bound to do what is good?

 

[psalms 91]

By His own Word, yes

 

[MoreCoffee]

By His own Word, yes

Will you explain further? Is God bund to obey his Word? What do you mean by Word?

 

[Sword7]

God is almighty and free - absolutely free - so is God bound to do what is good?

No , - he IS good . he just IS .

 

[MoreCoffee]

No , - he IS good . he just IS .

Yes, God is good but what do you mean by saying "no"? Is God bound to do good?

 

[Sword7]

Yes, God is good but what do you mean by saying "no"? Is God bound to do good?

no he is not bound .
he is just GOOD . its like asking can light shine darkness .its a "nonsensical question "

 

[Lamb]

Psalm 25:8 Good and upright is the Lord.

I think the question is more of a Greek thinking question then a Hebrew question which is answered in the Psalm and as Sword7 has stated. God IS good. It's not that He has to try to be good. He just is.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Psalm 25:8 Good and upright is the Lord.

I think the question is more of a Greek thinking question then a Hebrew question which is answered in the Psalm and as Sword7 has stated. God IS good. It's not that He has to try to be good. He just is.

I am neither a Greek nor a Hebrew - the question is just thinking. Some Christians claim that God's sovereignty and power is what decides the law, it is an act of God will and nothing more can be said of it than that. They would contend that God is not bound to do good.

 

[Rens]

Will you explain further? Is God bund to obey his Word? What do you mean by Word?

He keeps His Word, He made binding oaths and promises and because He's good He keeps them and can't break them.

For instance Hebrews 6

For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.

 

[Pedrito]

God chose to redeem sinful and rebellious mankind.

God chose to effect that through the sacrificial, atoning, ransoming death of his Son.

To people with perceptive eyes, that is bound to look good.

 

[MoreCoffee]

The early church fathers and church members for centuries after the beginning of the church thought of God as their Father who loved them and knew them better than they knew themselves so they reasoned - rightly in my opinion - that God worked for the good of those whom he loves and hence that the law and the gospel are both given for the good of the faithful.

 

[Brighten04]

Will you explain further? Is God bund to obey his Word? What do you mean by Word?

God keeps His word because it is impossible for God th lie.
Hebrews 6:18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

 

[MoreCoffee]

God keeps His word because it is impossible for God th lie.
Hebrews 6:18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

Yes, that is true but what do you mean by "Word"?

 

[Brighten04]

Yes, that is true but what do you mean by "Word"?

I mean God's written word as put down in the Bible.

 

[MoreCoffee]

I mean God's written word as put down in the Bible.

Okay, thanks. Word = Bible in your vocab.

 

[Josiah]

God is almighty and free - absolutely free - so is God bound to do what is good?

God acts in accord with His nature.

 

[psalms 91]

Okay, thanks. Word = Bible in your vocab.

Also equals Jesus

 

[Brighten04]

Okay, thanks. Word = Bible in your vocab.

What does God's word mean in your vocabulary? What the Pope says?

 

[Rens]

Okay, thanks. Word = Bible in your vocab.

Ooh. He's not bound to other Words. It's always do your part too.
He can give a personal Word like I want you to be a great teacher, but if you're too lazy to study anything lol that won't come true.

 

[Rens]

He's not bound to everything He said in the Bible either.
He said He was gonna destroy Nineve.
He didn't.