The Church At Brierfield

“The fruit of the Spirit is … goodness.”  (Gal. 5:22)

Goodness refers to uprightness, virtue, and moral excellence.  This is a quality that only naturally belongs to God.  Jesus said “No one is good but One, that is, God.”  (Matt. 19:17)

Paul makes it clear that we don’t have goodness within ourselves.  “There is none who does good, no, not one.” (Rom 3:12)  Paul, himself, is no exception to this rule.  “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.”  (Rom. 7:18)  We should all have the same opinion of ourselves.

Yet, by God’s grace and power, we can be truly good and virtuous as we allow the Holy Spirit to produce goodness fruit in our lives.