The God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel is a good God . He is the standard of goodness and being good he cannot abide evil. Christians often assume that God is good like a heavenly Santa Claus and that he winks at evil. Where is the fear of God? God knew that sinful people would be punished so he sent his Son Jesus Christ to shed his blood as payment for our sins. Jesus is the only way to God. We cannot earn forgiveness by our good deeds. No one is good enough to be forgiven of sins. We should fear God and run to Jesus. In Jesus we receive His righteousness, the goodness of God.
Psa 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
Psa 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Removing the teaching of God from our schools and the nation results in a great increase of evil.
Psa 27:13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Psa 27:14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psa 33:4 For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.
Psa 33:5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.
Psa 33:6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
Psa 103:13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.
Psa 103:14 For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.
Jas 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Nah 1:7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.
God knowing that we could not save ourselves, provided Jesus to be our substitute taking our punishment for sins upon himself. This is the new covenant in his blood. All who believe in God and trust in Jesus will be under the goodness of God and receive eternal life with him. That is our good God who loves us that much.
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