• January 4, In the year of our Lord, 2022: Good

What do you know about good and evil?

Short takes from Scripture:

God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.

And God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of the waters He called “seas”; and God saw that it was good.

The earth produced vegetation .. according to their kind; and God saw that it was good.

.. day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.

And God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves.. and every winged bird according to its kind; and God saw that it was good.

God made the animals of the earth according to their kind.. and God saw that it was good.

And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. ..

Genesis 1:4,10.13,18,21,25,31

Creation: Good (so far)

Out of the ground the LORD God caused every tree to grow that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:9 NASB20

The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may freely eat; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for on the day that you eat from it you will certainly die.”

Genesis 2:16-17 – Command of the LORD God to the man Adam (which he would disobey)

So now that we know the difference: what is good?

טוֹב

• What does it mean to be good?
• Is the idea of a good man (or woman) any different in the New Testament?

But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

Gospels of Mark 10:18 & Luke 18:19 NASB20

What is your short take on the questions of good and evil? 

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