GOODNESS

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Disciples must strive for goodness.Galatians 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”Good verses evil has been around since the beginning of time.
Gen.2:17 “but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”.”
GOOD AND BAD START IN THE MIND
Hebrews 12:14 “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.”
Matthew 12: 34 --- “For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.…"
Let’s break the fruit of the spirit down in a somewhat unique way:
We have the inward fruit: love, joy, peace
We have the outward fruit: patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness
We have the Godward fruit: faithfulness, self control
Goodness finds its source and definition in God alone. 
God's goodness is more than fair.
Grace is favor bestowed when wrath is owed
“Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; his love endures forever.” 1 Chronicles 16:34
“Taste and see that the Lord is good…” Psalm 34:8
“Enter his gates with Thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise His name.  For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;…Psalm 100:4-5
“The Lord is good to all;” Psalm 145:9
“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.” John 10:11
Goodness Cannot be separated from God.
The tongue has a lot to do with goodness.

Matthew 12: 34 --- “For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken."
James 3:11 “Does a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
To know God’s goodness — you must control the tongue and mouth.
Psalm 34:13. ‘keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. 14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.."
Psalms 23:6 “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
To be good is a Spiritual FRUIT!
Mt. 19:16 16  “Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” 17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
Only GOD is good
GOD is the source of all goodness
Difference between BEING good and DOING good: BEING GOOD comes as part of the fruit of God’s Spirit.
Mt. 7:17 "Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit."
Romans 12: 21 “Be not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
2 Tim. 3:16 “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
Romans 11:22 KJV "Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in His goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.”
2 Thess.1:11 “11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith.”
Rom. 15:14 “I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another..”
It has been said…“You’re never more like God than when you're expressing the goodness of God toward others.”