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1 | What does "good" mean Biblically. | Rom 5:7 | johnrhesa | 65406 | ||
How can we distinguish the different meanings of the word "good" as used in the Bible? The Bible speaks of the word good to mean "perfect" at times and other times it seems to mean less than perfect. Christ said only God is good, but in Mat. 22, it speaks of people both good and bad. | ||||||
2 | What does "good" mean Biblically. | Rom 5:7 | Robert Nicholson | 65407 | ||
johnrhesa: I think we often difine words as they relate to our experience. The word "Good" as found in Strongs Concordance: Word # 18 Transliterated Greek word "Agathos" an Adjective has the following definition: 1.of good constitution or nature 2.useful, salutary good, pleasant, 3. agreeable, joyful, happy excellent, 4. distinguished upright, honourable I have noticed that you mention good as meaning perfection. However, we must remember that in the scriptures perfection has more than one meaning: First, perfect and secondly meaning a level of maturity. You will notice that the verse from Romans 5:7 their is a difference between a righteous man and a good man. I believe that when the scriptures speak of a good man, the adjective is referring to uprightness and honourable. I do not think this contradicts Romans 3 "that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. There are people like Cornealious who before he was saved was considered an upright man who respected God and yet he needed to be saved. The very best of our works can never merit our salvation which was paid for by Christ. Others may add to this Robert |
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3 | What does "good" mean Biblically. | Rom 5:7 | Hank | 65418 | ||
Hello, Robert. That was a good post, good for you, you're a good man for researching it, and I had a good time reading it! "Good" is one of those little indefinite English words that we've worked to death and nearly worn out. Words do have a way of wearing out through over use, and that's one of the reasons a living language is constantly in the process of change..... Whatever we may make the word "good" mean to us, there are none of us so good that we need a Savior any less than those who are so very bad. My sins separate me from God as surely as the sins of a mass murderer separate him from God, and both of us are in equal need of Christ's atonement. Good or bad, all men must be born again in order to enter the kingdom of God. That's what the Good Book says! --Hank | ||||||
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