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Are good and evil in Christianity ultimately based on maximizing wellbeing and minimizing suffering?
The righteousness of God is mentioned twelve times in the bible.
This is the measure of good and evil.
Nothing else can be.
Matthew 6:33; Romans 1:17; 3:5; 3:21; 3:22; 3:25; 3:26; 10:3; 10:3 (again); ...
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How do Christians respond to this claim in the Qur'an?
If I understand you correctly you are stating that the Quran makes the following claim: God cannot be the Father of Christians because He allows bad things into their lives and if He was a loving ...
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How do Christians respond to this claim in the Qur'an?
The question seems to be based on an Islamic view that Christians are wrong to address God as "Father" because "he give them bad things in life if he was as loving as father he wouldn't ...
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Are good and evil in Christianity ultimately based on maximizing wellbeing and minimizing suffering?
Are good and evil in Christianity ultimately based on maximizing wellbeing and minimizing suffering?
The short answer is no. The problem of evil (and good) is much more complex than that.
Physical ...
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Are good and evil in Christianity ultimately based on maximizing wellbeing and minimizing suffering?
No. While this is probably debated at some level, the standard of good and evil is not
how good a thing makes you feel or any subjective measurement, but is based solely on the Word of God.
There is ...
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Are good and evil in Christianity ultimately based on maximizing wellbeing and minimizing suffering?
This reminds me of a point I made when I converted, to the man who witnessed to me.
Your question in slightly more formal terms is...
"Is Christianity divinely-inspired utilitarianism?"
This ...
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Are good and evil in Christianity ultimately based on maximizing wellbeing and minimizing suffering?
Love: it's evident that love feels good and promotes behaviors that make others feel good. Therefore, love ranks very high on the "wellbeing scale".
I have seen love cause the lover ...
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If God knows which people will go to Heaven, why not only create those people?
I applaud you for asking tough questions but there is a logical break in your question that I would like to try and point out.
"He could instantly implant all the spiritual growth, experiences, ...
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If God knows which people will go to Heaven, why not only create those people?
The question of whether God could simply "fast forward" earth and simply create free creatures who obey Him was recently asked on this site, so for the sake of answering the first part of ...
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Are good and evil in Christianity ultimately based on maximizing wellbeing and minimizing suffering?
If we can paraphrase "maximizing wellbeing and minimizing suffering" as "minimizing suffering" (that is, if "well-being" means "not suffering"), here are some ...
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How Are Trials Supposed to Build Faith?
How are trials suppose to build faith?
No one likes trials and tribulations. But used wisely they can be used to better our Christian faith and patience. Trials are known to help build character in ...
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How Are Trials Supposed to Build Faith?
A complete answer to your question would be very long. Here are a few thoughts.
James says the thing we do not want to hear:
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face
trials ...
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