In my last post I wrote that when we say “the world is good,” we have two specific, distinct meanings: 1) the world is useful for man’s life, and 2) the world and man are useful for God’s purposes.
Today I want to generalize and discuss the full meaning of “good.”
Let’s start with the most simple meaning: “good” can mean “useful.” A tree can be good for food. A pen can be good for writing. Here, “good” means functional.
What did God mean when he looked at his creation and “saw that it was good”? If you asked ten Christians you might get ten answers!
As Christians, we need to take a deeper look at the important concept of “goodness.” Genesis 1-2 is a logical starting point. In these chapters we find the word “good” twelve times!
Do you ever wonder about God and evil? The problem of evil?
How do we really know that God is good, and what does the Bible even mean, “God is good?”
Upstairs in a cozy corner of the church, my youth pastor put down his guitar and asked a question:
“What are you reading in the Bible? What’s hard to wrap your mind around?”
I thought I had a show-stopper:
