
Goodness
Webster's 1828 Dictionary: Goodness
GOOD'NESS, noun The state of being good; the qualities which constitute value, excellence or perfection; as the goodness of timber; the goodness of a soil.
1. The moral qualities which constitute christian excellence; moral virtue; religion.
2. Kindness; benevolence; benignity of heart; but more generally, acts of kindness; charity; humanity exercised.
Neal Frisby, Fruits of the Spirt Series, 1977
To have good spiritual fruit, you have to have good soil. And the good soil is the seed which is the Word of God. And then you must have water for the soil. That is the salvation part of the Holy Spirit. And then to get good spiritual fruit you must have the sunshine, which is the Holy Spirit Anointing and God's Power. If you have the good soil, the water, the sunshine anointing, then you will bear good fruit.
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The Body of Christ is determined and positioned by its faith in God's Word, some 100 fold (Bride), some 60 fold (Wise), some 30 fold (Foolish). Our spiritual fruit is how we apply our faith to God's Spirit & Word. It is our responsibility to judge doctrine righteously and grow our faith and understanding in God's anointed Word and multiply God's good seed of doctrine. We must not limit the Holy Spirit Anointing by putting up barriers. We must be willing to receive and desire all that the Lord has for us. The best rewards are not physical but spiritual. See the GIFTS of the Holy Spirit.
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Exodus 34:6
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
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Matthew 13
3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
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2 Samuel 7:28-29
And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: 29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
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Psalms 24:3-5
Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD,
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
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Psalms 25:8-9
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
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