1.0Formation Mattershttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/formationmattersFr. Nicholas Sheehy, LChttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/formationmatters/author/nsheehy/Does God Decide Good and Evil Arbitrarily?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CXyL7zFchj"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/formationmatters/2024/02/good-and-evil/">Does God Decide Good and Evil Arbitrarily?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/formationmatters/2024/02/good-and-evil/embed/#?secret=CXyL7zFchj" width="600" height="338" title="“Does God Decide Good and Evil Arbitrarily?” — Formation Matters" data-secret="CXyL7zFchj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/2159/2024/02/religion-3717899_1280.jpg1280960Too often, we look to religion as merely a source of morality, instead of as a way to grow in relationship with God. Spend some time this week praying earnestly to God, allowing him to touch your heart. Of course, this will hopefully affect your moral behavior, but the most important thing is that you are growing closer to Jesus Christ. God does not decide good and evil arbitrarily, but rather commands us to work according to our human nature and what is naturally good for us. We need to believe in him and trust him profoundly, as Abraham did.