Jehovah’s Goodness
In "Jehovah’s Goodness," Herman Hoeksema emphasizes that God's essence is goodness itself, asserting that He is the ultimate standard of all that is good. The article explores how God's goodness is evident in creation and His benevolence towards all creatures, while also addressing the reality of sin and suffering in the world. Hoeksema concludes that God's goodness encompasses both mercy for the righteous and just wrath against the wicked, highlighting the harmonious nature of His attributes.
The Lord is good to all……….. but all the wicked will He destroy. Ps. 145: 9a, 20b. Emphatically, according to the Hebrew original, the poet, who is the inspired author of this psalm, puts it: "Good is Jehovah". The Lord is goodness essentially. Apart from any relation to His creatures, conceived all by Himself, in Himself, for Himself, as the absolutely Self-existent, Self sufficient, Independent One, the Lord is- good. His essence is goodness, His eternally adorable Divine Being is only...
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