steve petch sunday 17 th april 2011 life as god intended part 18: goodness galatians 5 v 22 - 25

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