Steve Petch Sunday 17 th April 2011 Life as God Intended Part 18: Goodness Galatians 5 v
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 Petch Sunday 17 th April 2011 Life as God Intended Part 18: Goodness Galatians 5 v