It is never the will of our good God for us to sin: “God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone” (James 1:13). Because of His goodness, God abhors sin and will judge it some day (Romans 2:5). Rather, evil is the absence of goodness it is whatever God is not. God did not create evil (Habakkuk 1:13 1 John 1:5). God can create only what is good, because He is fully good. “Every good and perfect gift is from above” (James 1:17). God’s goodness is showcased in the Law He gave to Israel the Law is holy, righteous, and good (Romans 7:12). “The LORD is good and His love endures forever His faithfulness continues through all generations” (Psalm 100:5).Įverything that God made was originally good: “God saw all that He had made, and it was very good” (Genesis 1:31 cf. The Bible teaches that God’s goodness extends from His nature to everything that He does (Psalm 119:68). There is nothing unpleasant, evil, or dark in Him. The fact that God is good means that He has no evil in Him, His intentions and motivations are always good, He always does what is right, and the outcome of His plan is always good (see Genesis 50:20). Holiness and righteousness are part of God’s nature He cannot do anything that is unholy or unrighteous. Goodness is part of God’s nature, and He cannot contradict His nature.
First John 1:5 tells us that “God is light in Him there is no darkness at all.” To say that God is good means that God always acts in accordance to what is right, true, and good.
Jesus declared, “No one is good-except God alone” (Luke 18:19).
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