Good or God? Why Good Without God Isn't Enough

by John Bevere

Publisher:

Messenger International

, 2015

Overview

If it’s good, it must be God. Right?

These days the terms good and God seem synonymous. We believe what’s generally accepted as good must be in line with God’s will. Generosity, humility, justice—good. Selfishness, arrogance, cruelty—evil. The distinction seems pretty straightforward. But is that all there is to it? If good is so obvious, why does the Bible say that we need discernment to recognize it?

Good or God? isn’t another self-help message. This book will do more than ask you to change your behavior. It will empower you to engage with God on a level that will change every aspect of your life.

Key Features

• Thoughful and practical discussion of moral questions
• Bible-based evaluation of what makes moral rightness
• Puts forward a challenge to contemporary assumptions about moral choices

Contents

• Introduction
• What Is Good?
• How’d It Happen?
• The Universal Standard of Good
• The Foundation
• Is Desire Enough?
• Our Internal GPS
• Jealous for Us
• Friendship
• The Avoided Truth
• The Fuel
• Good or Beneficial?
• Holy Life Coaching
• Our Motivation
• Our Parameters
• Discernment
• The Big Picture
• Devotions and Discussion Questions

Top Highlights

“‘There is a good that is not of Me. It is not submitted to Me.’” (source)

“There is nothing good for you outside of God’s wisdom or Word, nothing at all.” (source)

“The word savior is found 36 times in the Bible. The word lord occurs over 7,800 times. Where do you think God places the emphasis? Lord declares the position He holds in our life, whereas Savior describes the work He’s done for us. We cannot partake of the benefit of His work unless we come under His position as Lord and King.” (source)

“We are still eating from the wrong tree. What passes as good is robbing us of what is best for our lives.” (source)

“This should be the declaration of every true child of God. No longer are we independent, feeding from the tree of our evaluation of what is good and evil.” (source)

Praise for the Print Edition

When I read the stories of people who did unprecedented things out of love for God, I ?nd myself longing to be among them. Good or God? speaks to what happens in the minds and hearts of those who truly embrace God’s best—rather than settling for easier counterfeits. If you share this desire to know and serve God in a radical way, I urge you to read this book.

—John C. Maxwell, best-selling author and speaker

Good or God? is an amazing lesson in discernment that will challenge you to truly seek the Lord for His perfect will in your life.

—Joyce Meyer, Bible teacher and best-selling author

Like a struck match shattering the utter darkness, John Bevere illumines the path toward the manifest presence of God while kindling an insatiable desire on the part of the reader that is satis?ed only in intimate relationship with Him.

—Bishop T. D. Jakes, CEO of TDJ Enterprises and New York Times best-selling author.

Product Details

• Title: Good or God? Why Good Without God Isn't Enough
• Author(s): John Bevere
• Publisher: Messenger International
• Publication Date: 2001
• Pages: 277
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Topic: Practical Life

About John Bevere

John Bevere (born June 2, 1959) is an Evangelist, Bible Teacher and best selling author originating from Colorado. Although he moves in the same circles as some Word of Faith teachers, claims are that his message is very different. His ministry, Messenger International, has confirmed that he is not a part of the movement. He is a man who writes on a variety of Christian and biblical-based topics and tours both nationally and internationally speaking on those topics.