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Aug 30, 2021 · God’s goodness as displayed in Exodus is described by DeYoung as “necessary,” “voluntary,” and “communicative.”. God cannot be otherwise: he must be good in actions, intentions, and thoughts. His very nature is good all the time. “God’s goodness is the opposite of harshness and cruelty. To experience divine goodness is to ...
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Jan 4, 2022 · God’s goodness is showcased in the Law He gave to Israel; the Law is holy, righteous, and good (Romans 7:12). “Every good and perfect gift is from above” (James 1:17). God can create only what is good, because He is fully good. God did not create evil (Habakkuk 1:13; 1 John 1:5). Rather, evil is the absence of goodness; it is whatever God ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary - Goodness of God. Goodness of God. a perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various circumstances and relations ( Psalms 145:8 Psalms 145:9 ; 103:8 ; 1 John 4:8 ). Viewed generally, it is benevolence; as exercised with respect to the miseries of his creatures it is ...
Aug 3, 2024 · Here, goodness is listed among attributes that should define the life of a believer, suggesting that true goodness manifests when one is filled with the Holy Spirit. This spiritual fruit symbolizes a divine empowerment to live out moral excellence and integrity, emphasizing that goodness is not produced through human effort alone, but is a result of God’s active presence in the believer’s ...
Nov 15, 2023 · Perfectly good and righteous. It is firstly made clear that the biblical God is good in the moral sense. He is perfectly good and righteous, and there is no evil or sin in him (Psalm 92:15; 1 John 3:2–6). God cannot be unjust, lose his temper, harbor bitterness, envy, lie, or cheat. As Moses writes, “God is not man, that he should lie, or a ...
Good and upright is the Lord. Psalm 25:8. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6. The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works. Psalm 145:9. No one is good but One, that is, God. Mark 10:18.
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Jan 31, 2017 · In His holy love, God also disciplines us for our good and His glory (Heb. 12:5–11). Finally, God's mercy flows from His goodness. The Lord would still be good even if He never showed mercy, for mercy is not obligated (Rom. 9:14–24). Yet in His mercy to us, we see that He has purposed to be good in a special way to His people.