Divine Good

1. The production (work) of God is Divine Good. All that He produces is Good (Psa 23:6; 27:13).
2. All of God's Creation was Divine Good (Gen 1:4-31; 1 Tim 4:4).
3. Beauty is the product of God's inherent goodness. There is beauty in God's Creation. The woman has beauty (Gen 6:2; 12:11, 14; 24:16; 29:17).
3. God stores up Divine Good production for believers to receive in Grace (Psa 31:19; 2 Thess 1:11; Jas 1:17).
4. Definitions:
a. ajgaqwsuvnh (agathosune) = goodness, Divine Good production
b. kalov" (kalos) = beauty (Gen 6:2; Lk 21:5); good in quality (Matt 7:17; 12:33; 13:48); Divine Good

Divine Good Production in Man

1. The Holy Spirit produces Divine Good in the soul of the believer (Gal 5:22; Eph 5:9).
2. The mature believer is capable of producing Divine Good from his Edification Complex of the Soul (ECS), or Integrity Envelope (Jn 15:16; Rom 15:14; Gal 6:10; 2 Thess 2:17; 1 Tim 2:10; 2 Tim 3:16-17).
3. The mature believer is capable of discerning between Good and evil (Gen 3:5; 2 Sam 14:17; 1 Ki 3:9; Isa 7:15; Phil 1:9-10; 1 Thess 5:21; Heb 5:14).
4. The believer is capable of performing Good deeds (Divine Good) when he is filled with the Holy Spirit and executing the Spiritual life (Rom 13:3; Eph 4:28; Col 1:10; 1 Tim 5:10; Titus 3:8, 14).
5. Doing Good refers to Divine Good production in contrast to sin, human good, or evil (Psa 34:14; Heb 13:16). Obeying the commandments is doing Good (Jas 2:8).
6. Good deeds must be produced in Grace (2 Cor 9:8; Eph 2:10).
7. Divine Good production requires sanctification (2 Tim 2:21).
8. Divine Good production requires obedience to authority and is commanded of all believers (Titus 3:1).
9. Definitions:
     a. ajgaqov" (agathos) = good of intrinsic value; Divine Good
     b. kalov" (kalos) = good in quality; Divine Good (1 Thess 5:21; Titus 3:8)
     c. eujpoii>va (eupoiia) = the doing of good

Human Good

1. Human good is production from the energy of the flesh apart from the filling of the Holy Spirit (Rom 6:13; 8:7-8, 13; Tit 1:16). Human good is sowing to the flesh, and Divine Good is sowing to the Spirit (Hos 8:7; 10:12-13; Gal 6:8-9).
2. Human good is produced by the area of strength of the Old Sin Nature (Isa 48:1; 57:12; 64:6; Rev 3:17).
3. The unbeliever cannot produce Divine Good. The deeds of his human good (or human righteousness) cannot save (Gal 2:16; 2 Tim 1:9; Tit 3:5).
4. Human good is not sin. Sins were paid for, but human good was rejected at the Cross (Eph 2:8-9).
5. Human good is displeasing to God (Isa 64:6).
6. Human good is based on arrogance and glorifies man (Rom 4:2). Divine Good is based on humility and glorifies God (Matt 5:16; Jn 15:8; 1 Pet 5:6).
7. The one who operates under human good does not have Divine Love (1 Cor 13:3).
8. Satan inspires and produces human good (2 Cor 11:14).

Eternal Rewards and Judgment

1. Human good is symbolized by "wood, hay, and straw," which will be burned up at the Evaluation Throne of Christ (1 Cor 3:12, 13, 15; 2 Cor 5:10; Col 3:25), and Divine Good will be rewarded (1 Cor 3:14; 4:5; Eph 6:8; Col 3:24).
2. Those on the Earth at the Second Advent will be judged according to their works (Ps 62:12; Prov 24:12; Matt 16:27; Rom 2:6). Only works based upon the Righteousness of God from Salvation will be acceptable to God.
a. The unbelievers will be burned up in the Baptism of Fire (Matt 3:11-12; 13:40-42; 25:41; Lk 3:16-17; 13:26-28; Jn 15:6).
b. The believers will receive rewards and go into the Millennium (Matt 13:43; 25:33-40).
3. Human good amounts to dead works, which will be the basis for condemnation of the unbeliever at the Last Judgment (2 Cor 11:15; Rev 20:12, 13).

DIVINE GOOD

God is Good

Divine Good Production

Divine Good Production in Man

Human Good

Eternal Rewards and Judgment