4-4-10 PM: The Fruit of the Spirit Message 14: Goodness

Goodness

I.          The Quintessential Goodness verse

Romans 2:4 ⁴Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?  

II.        Three people in the Bible (other than God) are referred to by God as having Goodness

A.        Gideon

           
Judges 8:35 ³⁵Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel.

B.        Hezekiah

2 Chronicles 32:32 ³²Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

C.        Josiah

2 Chronicles 35:26 ²⁶Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD,

III.       What was unique about these three?

A.        Gideon

Judges 8:22 -23 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. ²³And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

B.        Hezekiah

            2 Chronicles 30

C.        Josiah

            2 Chronicles 35

IV.       Goodness is that which compels others to get right with God