ABSTRACT
In the Christian tradition God’s perfect goodness has generally been held to entail that he has the attribute not only of impeccantia, but also of impeccabilitas. This chapter deals with some preliminary remarks about the terms ‘sin’ and ‘God.’ While ‘God’ is to be construed as a title term, ‘Yahweh’ is the name of the individual who, according to the Judeo-Christian tradition, is the bearer of this title. The chapter also deals with the some objections against the proposition that if Yahweh is God, it is conceptually impossible for him to approve of evil. It argues that, within the Christian faith, the will of Yahweh is affirmed to be the ultimate standard of goodness. Yahweh’s will is absolutely good, and not good relative to some more ultimate standard of goodness. The untimely death of one’s child renders talk of God’s love meaningless for one.
