The concept of omnibenevolence stems from two basic ideas of God: that God is perfect and that God is morally good. Therefore, God must possess perfect goodness. Being perfectly good must entail being good in all ways at all times and towards all other beings - but there remain questions. First, what is the content of that goodness and second what is the relationship between that goodness and God? Read Article: God is Omnibenevolent
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There can be no doubt that the god of the xian old testament is the author of evil and does evil himself (all quotes from KJV, except where noted):
GEN 3:1, “…the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made.” [ASV]
EXO 4:11, “And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?”
NUM 11:33, And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.
1SAM 6:19, “And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.”
1 SAM 18:10, “And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul”
JOB 2:3, “Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.”
JOB 42:11, “Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.”
LAM 3:38, Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
JER 18:11, Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.
ISA 45:7, I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil. I am Jehovah, that doeth all these things.
AMO 3:6, Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shall evil befall a city, and Jehovah hath not done it?
EZE 20:25-26, Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; and I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am Jehovah.
NAH 1:2, “God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.”
“And the Lord did grin…”
RE: Eternal Future: Hope or NO HOPE?
Two Choices for the Atheism vs. Agnosticism groups:
1) 1 If God Does NOT exist you have NO hope for your eternal future. YOU WILL NOT EXIST! Any Bible/Creed/Religion
2) If God DOES exist you have NO hope for your eternal future. YOU WILL WISH you did NOT EXIST! KJV – Only Jesus Christ lived a perfect life as God-in-the-flesh and died (was then resurrected) for ou sins. Hear Him!