Playlist: agathos (topic)
Seeking God's Will (Part Five): Goodness
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAgathos is physically or morally beneficial in effect and perfect for its purpose. A good tree bears good fruit because it fulfills the purpose for which God designed it to grow and produce nourishing fruit. A good and faithful servant fulfills the tasks assigned by his master and produces beneficial results. God alone is good …
Seeking God's Will (Part Seven): Conclusion
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAgathos emphasizes being beneficial in effect. This covers not the goodness of being but the goodness that is produced because of some word or deed. It is goodness and beneficial in effect. Agathosune describes the action taken with pure motives for another's good no matter how kindly or unkindly it appears to be done. An act …
Our Part in the Sanctification Process (Part Seven): Cultivating Goodness
Sermon by David F. MaasRichard Ritenbaugh explores the Greek word agathos as the equivalent of the Hebrew tov in the context of Matthew 7:17. A thing is good such as a tree or fruit when it does what it was designed to do. An entity is good when it does or performs what it was designed to do. Richard Ritenbaugh stresses that agathos implies that it is …