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Jesus said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? Only God is good. If you want to have eternal life, you must obey his commandments.”
Oct 12, 2024 · The verse reminds us that God is the ultimate commander of His army. Joshua 5:13-15 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand.
- God Is Infinite – He is Self-Existing, Without Origin. "And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together." - Colossians 1:17. “Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure” – Psalm 147:5.
- God Is Immutable – He Never Changes. “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.” Malachi 3:6. God does not change. Who he is never changes.
- God Is Self-Sufficient – He Has No Needs. “For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.” – John 5:26.
- God is Omnipotent – He Is All Powerful. “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.” – Psalm 33:6. “Can you fathom the mysteries of God?
Matthew 19:17-22. He said, Why callest thou me good? — Whom thou regardest merely as a prophet sent from God, and therefore supposest to be only a man; there is none good — Supremely, originally, essentially, but God. If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments — From a principle of loving faith. Believe, and thence love and obey.
If Jesus is God, and the standard of goodness, then those who truly seek good will follow His instruction (John 14:15). Christ will demonstrate to this man that he cannot be good enough to have eternal life on his own.
Jun 20, 2019 · Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.
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For he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.
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