Goodness of God

Romans: The Righteous Shall Live by Faith  •  Sermon  •  Submitted   •  Presented   •  37:32
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All God’s perfect qualities are made freely available to all for the benefit of the whole world.

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God is good means in the formal sense that He is: Fine; Moral; Excellent; also Significance and possession. The goodness of God carries significance for humanity His creation...

I. God alone is good

Mark 10:18 ESV
18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

II. God demonstrates his goodness

A. In his actions

Psalm 119:68 ESV
68 You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.
See also 2 Ch 30:18; Ne 9:20; Ps 73:1; Ps 143:10; Ac 10:38; Ro 2:4
Acts 10:38 ESV
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
Romans 2:4 ESV
4 Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

B. In his work of creation

1 Timothy 4:4 ESV
4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
See also Ge 1:4; Ge 1:31; Ps 145:9

C. In his love

Psalm 86:5 ESV
5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
See also 1 Ch 16:34; Ps 25:7–8; Ps 69:16; Ps 100:5

D. In his gifts

James 1:17 ESV
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
See also Nu 13:27; Dt 8:7; Dt 26:11; Heb 9:11

E. In his promises

Joshua 23:14–15 ESV
14 “And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed. 15 But just as all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the Lord will bring upon you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land that the Lord your God has given you,
See also 2 Sa 7:28; 1 Ki 8:56; Je 29:10

F. In his commands

Psalm 119:39 ESV
39 Turn away the reproach that I dread, for your rules are good.
See also Ps 19:7; Ro 7:12; Ro 7:16; Ro 12:2
Romans 7:12 ESV
12 So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
Romans 7:16 ESV
16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good.
Romans 12:2 ESV
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

III. God’s goodness is to be experienced

A. God is good to those who trust him

Ps 34:8; Na 1:7
Psalm 34:8 ESV
8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Nahum 1:7 ESV
7 The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.
See also Ex 33:19; 2 Ch 7:10; Job 42:11; Ps 31:19–20; Ps 84:11; Ps 86:17; La 3:25; Am 5:14–15; 1 Pe 2:3
1 Peter 2:3 ESV
3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

B. God’s people can rely on his goodness

Jeremiah 32:40 ESV
40 I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.
See also Ps 23:6; Ps 27:13; Mt 7:11; Php 1:6
Matthew 7:11 ESV
11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
Philippians 1:6 ESV
6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

IV. God works positively for good in unfavorable circumstances

Genesis 50:20 ESV
20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
See also Ac 2:23–24; Ro 8:28; 2 Co 4:17; Heb 12:10
Acts 2:23–24 ESV
23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
Romans 8:28 ESV
28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
2 Corinthians 4:17 ESV
17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
Hebrews 12:10 ESV
10 For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.

V. God’s goodness is to be praised

Psalm 135:3 ESV
3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant!
See also Dt 8:10; 2 Ch 5:13; 2 Ch 7:3; Ps 86:5; Ps 136:1; Ps 145:7

God’s Goodness seen in His Plan of Salvation

The Holy Spirit has revealed through the goodness that is God’s Word the Bible what men must do to be saved
HEAR - BELIEVE - REPENT - CONFESS - BE BAPTIZED - REMAIN FAITHFUL
Romans 10:17 ESV
17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Hebrews 11:6 ESV
6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Romans 2:4 ESV
4 Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
1 Timothy 6:12 ESV
12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Ephesians 4:4–6 ESV
4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV
58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Spiritual Exercise and Plan of Action
What does it mean, God is good?
Name 6 ways God demonstrates His goodness.
How have you experienced God’s goodness?
Can you name an example of how God worked positively for you in unfavorable conditions?
How will you praise God’s goodness moving forward?
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