Within this paper, I will defend a side of the Euthyphro’s Dilemma. A classic question that is directed towards religious people and beliefs, that asks where is the source of morality? Is something moral because God commands it or does God commands something moral because it is good? I believe what is morally good is for a fact of God commands it to be so; anything may be considered moral, but we as humans don’t have the power to decide whether something is moral or not. Thus giving sovereignty and acknowledgement of his divine command which is the foundation of morality. The standard of morality can’t be external, nor does God appeal to a higher authority. God is the omnipotent higher being and it is his nature to be good, creator and the
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In the Holy Bible, God explicitly describes everything he creates in the world in reflection of himself in the book of Genesis. “And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.”(Genesis 1:3 ESV) “And God saw that it was good.” His creations are divine, he commanded something and it came into existence. He has commanded that there will be light, lands, seas, vegetation, and the living creatures, and identifies that his creations are good, therefore all good things form through him. Furthermore, “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him…And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.”(Genesis 1:27-31 ESV) This proves God, has dominion over what he created in heaven and on earth. Clarifying that he creates goodness and commands it into existence when he creates it. For that reason God is the source and creator of morality and we as humans are not capable to command what is …show more content…
For that reason, he may command something that is morally right and then later may become morally wrong. However without superior authority, no one will follow or worship his divinity. Thus leaving morality in the minds of man to determine what is moral because we declare it to be. In John 3:14 states, “In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God.” Affirming that morality doesn’t precede God, because he is the foundation of morality which was created through him and by him. Hence the commandments are repeated exactly and are a reflection of his morally good nature, he cannot change what he commands to be moral. Linking morality as an essential part of his nature, he is unchanging. God commanded all these things to exist that became to be, which were all recognized as being good. That being the case, God is commanding something moral because it is to what his character embodies. He has created earth and heaven in his image alike, both reflect his moral nature that will remain
In the Holy Bible, God explicitly describes everything he creates in the world in reflection of himself in the book of Genesis. “And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.”(Genesis 1:3 ESV) “And God saw that it was good.” His creations are divine, he commanded something and it came into existence. He has commanded that there will be light, lands, seas, vegetation, and the living creatures, and identifies that his creations are good, therefore all good things form through him. Furthermore, “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him…And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.”(Genesis 1:27-31 ESV) This proves God, has dominion over what he created in heaven and on earth. Clarifying that he creates goodness and commands it into existence when he creates it. For that reason God is the source and creator of morality and we as humans are not capable to command what is …show more content…
For that reason, he may command something that is morally right and then later may become morally wrong. However without superior authority, no one will follow or worship his divinity. Thus leaving morality in the minds of man to determine what is moral because we declare it to be. In John 3:14 states, “In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God.” Affirming that morality doesn’t precede God, because he is the foundation of morality which was created through him and by him. Hence the commandments are repeated exactly and are a reflection of his morally good nature, he cannot change what he commands to be moral. Linking morality as an essential part of his nature, he is unchanging. God commanded all these things to exist that became to be, which were all recognized as being good. That being the case, God is commanding something moral because it is to what his character embodies. He has created earth and heaven in his image alike, both reflect his moral nature that will remain