In Euthyphro's dilemma, the concept of divine command theory was compared and contrasted to natural law theory.
Divine command theory is basically the idea that goodness is defined by that which God likes/commands/ordains.
Natural law theory is that the definition of goodness is separate from God, and God likes/commands things because they were already good before he liked/commanded them.
Since the Old Testament God frequently violates natural law theory by liking/commanding/ordaining things that fit the natural law definition of bad, such as - genociding all of humanity in Noah's flood, commanding Abraham to deceive the Egyptian Pharaoh, commanding Abraham to murder his son, murdering the innocent first born children of the Egyptians, commanding genocide of other groups, and the sexual enslavement of conquered women, etc. The frequency of questionable behavior in the Bible seems to force Christians into a "God's ways are higher than our ways" mentality. This "God's ways are mysterious" mentality, I would argue, is actually a divine command theory mentality.
If we don't axiomatically assume God is always correct in every circumstance, then it is easy to use natural law to judge God. Natural law as given by God is that we should not kill. God kills, therefore God is bad. Natural law as given by God is that we should not lie/deceive. God lies/deceives, therefore God is bad. But, this natural law approach defeats the purpose of worship, so believers are forced to go with divine command theory.
Do you agree that overall Christians ally with divine command theory over natural law theory?
Assuming that the above is correct, I seem to draw a second order inference from the above conclusion - that being:
Divine command theory adherents are more likely to "let nature take it's course" I.E. let the fate that God has planned via nature come to fruition. It's not their job to get in the way of God's plan to destroy a city or wipe out millions with a plague. This is why Christians across the board were against covid safety guidelines, divine command theory logic being - "If God has a plan to punish us with a virus, who are we to stop it's flow? Let it run it's course and if we have God's blessing we will survive it."
Do you agree that many Christians had a "divine command theory" mentality towards covid 19? If you are a Christian who did not have a "divine command theory" mentality towards covid, how would you explain your position relative to the above analysis? Are you guided by natural law theory, and if so, how do you maintain faith in God when he violates natural law?