A Good God

							A Good God


November 30th 2003
                Our Study

   What Is “Goodness”?
   How is God’s Goodness Revealed?
   What Should My Response be to the
    Goodness of God
        Goodness is the Unique
          Character of God
   “Why do you call me good?" Jesus
    answered. "No-one is good— except God
    alone”                   Mark 10:18
   God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the
    Holy Spirit and power, and how he went
    around doing good and healing all who
    were under the power of the devil, because
    God was with him.             Acts 10:38
How is God’s Goodness
      Revealed?
The Goodness of God in Creation

   God saw all that he had made, and it was
    very good. And there was evening, and
    there was morning—the sixth day
                             Genesis 1:31
       The Goodness of God in
             Provision
   The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man
    to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for
    him.”            Genesis 2:18
   “Now I am about to go the way of all the earth.
    You know with all your heart and soul that not
    one of all the good promises the LORD your God
    gave you has failed. Every promise has been
    fulfilled; not one has failed.” Joshua 23:14
        The Goodness of God in
              Provision
   He had begun his journey from Babylon on the first
    day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem
    on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious
    hand of his God was on him.
                                              Ezra 7:9
   And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the
    king’s forest, so he will give me timber to make
    beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple and
    for the city wall and for the residence I will occupy?"
    And because the gracious hand of my God was
    upon me, the king granted my requests.

                                           Nehemiah 2:8
    The Goodness of God in His
             Ways
   You intended to harm me, but God
    intended it for good to accomplish what
    is now being done, the saving of many
    lives.             Genesis 50:20
   And we know that in all things God
    works for the good of those who love
    him, who have been called according to
    his purpose.            Romans 8:28
What is My Responsibility?
                Obedience

   Be careful to obey all these regulations I
    am giving you, so that it may always go
    well with you and your children after you,
    because you will be doing what is good and
    right in the eyes of the LORD your God.
                         Deuteronomy 12:28
                  Witness

   How beautiful on the mountains are the
    feet of those who bring good news, who
    proclaim peace, who bring good tidings,
    who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion,
    "Your God reigns!" Isaiah 52:7
                 Testimony

   He has showed you, O man, what is good.
    And what does the LORD require of you?
    To act justly and to love mercy and to walk
    humbly with your God.          Micah 6:8
           Doing God’s Will

   Do not conform any longer to the pattern of
    this world, but be transformed by the
    renewing of your mind. Then you will be
    able to test and approve what God’s will
    is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
                              Romans 12:2
                  Doing Good
   For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ
    Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in
    advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10
   This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress
    these things, so that those who have trusted in God
    may be careful to devote themselves to doing what
    is good. These things are excellent and profitable for
    everyone. Titus 3:8
   Live such good lives among the pagans that, though
    they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your
    good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
                                          1 Peter 2:12
        Ultimate Responsibility


   Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but
    what is good. Anyone who does what is good
    is from God. Anyone who does what is evil
    has not seen God.          3 John 1:11