Goodness

What are believers full of?

If you answered "sin", I don't blame you. It's true that our lives are marred by sin and our corrupt desires.

So it might surprise you to recall that Paul described his brothers and sisters in Christ at Rome differently. Though he candidly speaks of our fallen condition (just read Romans 1-3!), he also said they are filled with the Spirit—and "full of goodness."

Let's rejoice: God designed us for goodness! In Creation, God's delight was in pronouncing everything good—and his image bearers, "very good." And when we see humanity restored, in the person of Jesus, we see the definition of goodness. Jesus tells us a story about a good person—the Good Samaritan.

Some Christian celebrities haven't modelled goodness. Their priorities were charisma, eloquence, growth, platform. But what if God's people demonstrated goodness in their online interactions?