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*Today* we’re going to *continue on* the *subject* of the *fruit of the spirit*.
The *6th* one *listed* here *is Goodness*.
*The HS has given all of the fruit of the spirit to us* *when we received Jesus* into our hearts.
*Now* *it’s up to us* *to begin to manifest these* *in our daily lives*.
*Just as we are told to put on the armor of God* in *(Eph 6),* *we are also to put on* *the fruit of the spirit*.
*I) **Goodness* is *one* of the *Attributes of God*.
*We said before* that *God is love*, *and* that *he has joy*, *He has peace*, *He is** **long-suffering** **or** **patient* *and He is good*.
*A) *Turn to *PSA 25:8* *We know that God is Good*.
*1) **Even* *when something bad happens*, *God is still good*.
*It’s not God* that *caused bad things to happen*.
*(a) *(*JAM 1:17*) Says, *“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”*
(KJV)
*2) *(*JOHN 10:10*) Says*, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have {it} more abundantly.”*
(KJV)
*3) **Jesus came to give us* the *life more abundant*, or *you could say* *the good life*, *not the bad life*.
*It’s the thief** **or** **the Devil* who *wants* to *give us* the *bad life*.
He *wants to steal, kill, and destroy*.
*(a) **But God is good*.
*B) **PSA 33:5* *This V.* *again* *tells us* that *the Lord is good*, *but* it *also tells us* that *the Earth is filled** **with the goodness of the Lord*.
*1) **We’re dwelling in the goodness of the Lord*.
*I’m not saying that everything* *in this world* *is good*, *there is a Devil on this Earth*, *there’s evil spirits* *walking* the face of this *Earth*.
*2) *But just think of it, *if the goodness of the Lord wasn’t here*.
*Men would be helpless* *and* *hopeless*.
*(a) *There *would be such crime and destruction* *on* the face of this *Earth*.
*Far more than* it is *now*.
*(b) **As we just read*, *Satan comes to kill**, st**e**al, **and** **to destroy*.
*(i) **I believe* *that* it is *the goodness of God* that *is holding back Satan* *destructive force*.
*C) **Another thing** **about the goodness of God* *is* *that there** **is pardoning power in God’s goodness*.
*1) **ROM 2:4* *It’s God’s goodness* that *leads people to repentance and salvation*.
*God doesn’t have to forgive men* of their sin.
*2) **Men deserve punishment*, *if it wasn’t for* *the goodness of God*, His *mercy*, and His *grace*, *we would receive* His *punishment*.
*(a) *You might *remember the song*; *“God is so good.”*
*(b) **We have a good God*!
*(c) *It’s *only the goodness of God* that *keeps us from hell*, *but* *God is so good* *He sent His son* *to die* *for us* *so we don’t have to*.
*(i) **We we’re supposed to die spiritual*, *but* *Jesus died spiritual** **so we don’t have to*.
*(ii) **Some argue that point*, *but* *what is spiritual death?* --- *Separation from God*.
*(iii) *In *(MAT 27:46)* *Jesus Said*, *“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”*
*(iv) **Was God separated from Him** **or did Jesus lie?* *Jesus was separated* from God *for a season*.
*(v) **God is so good* that *He let Jesus pay for our sins*, and *Jesus is so good that He wanted to*.
*II) **What about us*, *if God is so good*, *do we have to be good?*
*Yes**,* *we’re told in* (*EPH 5:1*) *“To be imitators of God.”*
*A) **MAT 5:13* *The part* that *I wanted you to see* *is that* *Jesus said* that *we are the salt of the Earth*.
*1) **What does salt do?* *It preserves*.
*You can compare salt** **and** **goodness to each other*.
*2) **The only thing* *that* *prevents utter demoralization* *in the world* *is the church* of the Lord Jesus Christ.
*(a) **Remember what happened in* (*GEN.
18*), *Abraham** **pleaded for Sodom*, and *the city would have been spared* *according to his prayers* *if there was only 10 righteous*.
*(b) **It was the** **goodness of Abraham* *that* *caused him to pray* *he was the salt of the Earth*.
*B) **There is also** **what I call** **passive goodness*.
*1) **When a* truly *good person*, a *godly person*, *walks in a room* *of worldly people*, *the conversation changes*, they *stop swearing*, they *stop telling immoral jokes*.
*(a) **Without even knowing it** **you are making a difference*.
*You’re the salt of the earth*.
*2) **LUKE 14:34‑35* [“*Savor*” *means* “*Saltiness*”]
*(a) **To remain good*, in the true sense of the Word, *you have to have a close walk with** **the Lord Jesus Christ and* the *Spirit of God*.
*(b) **Fellowship with Him*, *who is the source of goodness*, *will inevitably produce goodness*.
*(c) **You become like** **who ever you fellowship with*.
*III) **There is also** **an active goodness*, *and* *that’s called good works*.
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A) MAT 12:35
*1) **This V. tells us quite a bit*.
*(a) **1st* *it says*, *“A good man,”* This is *talking about** **a godly person*.
*2) **Then* *it says*, *“Out of the good treasure of the heart,”* *The heart is the spirit of man*, *it’s also where you receive the fruit of the spirit*.
*3) **Then* *it says*, *“Bringeth forth good things,”* *Those things* *are* *supposed to manifest in our lives*.
*(a) **We should bring forth** **goodness** **and** **good works*.
*(b) **MAT 5:16*
*(c) **(COL 1:10)* SAYS*, “That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God.”* (KJV)
*(d) **(TIT 3:8)* Says, *“{This is} a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that** **they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works.
These things are good and profitable unto men.”* (KJV)
*B) **MAT 16:27*
*1) **God will reward us* *for the things* that *we did on earth*.
*This isn’t salvation*.
*(a) **Salvation* *only comes through* the Lord *Jesus* Christ.
*(b) **This is talking about* the *good things* *that we will receive from the Lord* *because of the good things* that *we did*.
*(c) *Look at *2 COR 5:10*
*2) *There’s *also** a **negative side to this*.
*(a) **Paul said in* (*2TIM 4:14) “Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works.”*
(KJV) *The NIV says*, *“The Lord will repay him for what he has done.”*
*(b) **ISA 3:11** *
*(c) *The *word* *“reward”* here *means* *“recompense.”*
*(i) **One* of the *definitions* to the word *“Recompense”* is *“Payment in return for something.”*
*(ii) *That pretty much *sounds like** **an eye for an eye**, **a tooth for a tooth*.
*(iii) *The *Bible does say* in (*Galatians 6:7*) *“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”*
(KJV)
*3) **That’s going to be true** **if there is no repentance*.
*(a) **(1 John 1:9)* Says*, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”*
(KJV)
*IV) *Turn with me to *GAL 6:10*
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*A) *In this *V**.*
*Paul** under the inspiration* of the *HS* *said* to *do good to all men** **especially* *to those of the household of faith*, that is to *Christians*.
*1) **If you can’t do good to your brothers and sisters*, *you can’t do good to those of the world*.
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B) HEB 13:20-21
*1) *I’ll *end with this last scripture*, *(REV 22:12)* *“And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward {is} with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.”* (KJV)
!! TFC 10~/1~/89 and WOLCC 8~/14~/94 Sun AM and WOLCC Thursday, October 02, 1997
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