The Lord Is Good

God is good. 'Taste and see that the Lord is good,' the Psalmist writes (Psalm 34:8). And to those who called him good, Jesus said, 'No one is good except God alone (Mark 10:18). Christopher Holmes explores the divine attribute of Gods goodness by offering a theological interpretation of the Psalter and engaging with the churchs rich theological tradition, especially Augustine and Aquinas. He contends that in the very depths of Gods being, God is goodness itself, and goodness is preeminent in Gods nature. Thus, he argues that God not only does good, as seen in the person and work of Jesus Christ, but that God is good such that the good that God does and that God calls us to do is anchored in the fullness of good that God is. Leading us in this journey through the Psalms and the churchs tradition, Holmes helps us to understand what it means to make that simple affirmation: God is good.