Do we need God for Morality? [Spirituality & Religion]

Obviously the secular answer is a resounding NO.
But if you're a theist who says "yes", i want to hear your reasoning.

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What do you think of the idea of an objective standard of morality, based on suffering and thriving?

That which promotes thriving is moral.
That which promotes suffering is immoral.

The value of this is that it allows us to dispense with nebulous concepts like "the dignity of man," or subjective standards like "what God wants." Theoretically, suffering and thriving could be measured, and moral decisions could be based on a number.