steve petch sunday 17 th april 2011 life as god intended part 18: goodness galatians 5 v 22 - 25
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Goodness is … … hard to define … “agathosune” … a made up wordTRANSCRIPT
Steve PetchSunday 17th April 2011
Life as God IntendedPart 18: Goodness
Galatians 5 v 22 - 25
Question:
How do I know I am a Christian?
Goodness is …
… hard to define
… “agathosune”
… a made up word
Good or evil?
Adolf Hitler
Good or evil?
Mother Teresa
Good or evil?
Osama Bin Laden
Good or evil?
George Bush
Good or evil?
Billy Graham
Good or evil?
Margaret Thatcher
Good or evil?
Tony Blair
Good or evil?
Princess Diana
Good or evil?
Dave and Pam Lyons
Good or evil?
Who sets the standard for moral goodness?
Good or evil?
Your picture here
GOOD: Something that has God’s approval
GOODNESS: A condition of the heart that results in behaviour that has God’s
approval
Christian definitions…
God is the only source of goodness and the only valid standard of
goodness
Jesus said: “No one is good except God alone”
Mark 10 v 18
(Justification)
(Regeneration)
(Sanctification)
God shares his goodness with us …
1.It’s a gift
2.It’s a heart change
3.It’s a process
Question:
How do I know I am a Christian?1 John 2v28 – 3v10
“Life as God Intended will be marked by an ever increasing outworking of goodness … a condition of the heart that results in behaviour that has God’s
approval.”
Steve PetchSunday 17th April 2011
Life as God IntendedPart 18: Goodness
Galatians 5 v 22 - 25