Goodness of the Gospel

Galatians 5:22-26

Pew Bible Pg. 948

I. How we define goodness is critical to truly being good.

A. If I compare myself to someone else, I will always be good. II Cor. 10:11-14

B. If I compare myself to Jesus, I realize I am not as good as I thought.

Rom. 3:23, II Cor. 5:20-21

II. We can find ourselves thinking our goodness is good enough. Mark 10:17-22

A. God’s Word says that within ourselves there is no one who does pure good. Ps. 14:1-3

B. Fruit of the Spirit goodness is only found in full surrender to Jesus Christ. Mark 10:27-31

III. The Joy of true Goodness is living in light of eternity.

A. Having believed, we can now do good to everyone... Gal. 6:10

B. ...Especially those who are fellow believers. Gal. 6:10

How good do I think I am?

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Do I see my desperate need for the goodness/righteousness of Jesus?

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By the power of God and for the glory of God, am I striving to do good to all people, especially those who are fellow believers?

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