Introduction One of the most encouraging and challenging topics of the Bible to study is “The Goodness of God.” When we know that God is good, we can and must live with love and kindness in our hearts toward others. As Christians, we are to be good and to do good because God is good. What does it mean to say that God is good? Let us see what the Bible has to say on this topic. Matthew 19:16-17 tells us of a conversation Jesus had with a rich ruler. “Now behold, one came and said to Him, ‘Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?’ So He said to him,  ‘Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments’” (NKJV). The Greek word used here and elsewhere in the New Testament for “good” is agathos. It means “beneficial in its effect, being good in its character or constitution.” No human being can make a claim to being wholly good in character. As Romans 3:10-12 states, “As it is written: ‘There is none righteous, no, not one; There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.’” Only God is wholly good—God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Concerning Himself, Jesus said, “‘I am