I really struggled with the title of this devotional because I don’t want to suggest the idea that in any way we are inherently good. I believe in something theologians call original sin, meaning that when babies are born, they are born into sin. No one needs to teach a child to be selfish or how to throw a tantrum… I don’t want to create conflict, but that’s just what I believe.
Looking through different versions of Galatians 5:22, I found the Message version, which explains the word goodness as “conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people.” This points back to Genesis 1:27 that states that we are made in the image of God. I like this translation because it focuses the perspective back on our Creator instead of us.
Some other translations use the word “benevolence” instead of good. The Chinese translation for the idea “good” indicates well-intentioned and honest. The Hebrew word meant a to be upright in heart.
In this passage “goodness” is a fruit of the Spirit. Benevolence, honesty, holiness. These are the truths God has bestowed upon us as those who follow Him. When we live like Christ calls us to live, this type of Heavenly attitude we radiate truth and goodness.
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