1. Eccl. 3:1-8 – READ
1) Tit. 1:8.
2) The expression “lover of good” comes from just one word in the original text.
3) This word occurs just one time in the New Testament – Tit. 1:8.
i) In Deut. 1:25 we read about “good land” (here “good” is used literally).
ii) The Lord also spoke about a “good tree” (Mt. 7:17) to describe righteous people.
iii) In Jn. 2:10 we are told the Lord made “good wine.”
4) As we begin to think about a “lover of good,” we are describing someone who loves what is right.
5) A lover of good is interested in what is pure, righteous, holy, and what is consistent with godliness.
6) Imagine if a congregation has an elder or an entire eldership who loves what is bad instead of w/is good!
ARE ONLY ELERS TO BE “LOVERS OF GOOD”?
1) Rom. 7:22 Paul said, “I delight in the law of God.”
2) In the next chapter – Rom. 8:29 – Paul spoke about being “conformed to the image of the Son.”
3) If we are “conformed to the image of Christ, we will go about “doing good.”
4) Acts 10:38 says Jesus “went about doing good.”
5) John – 1 Jn. 2:6 – said those who “abide in Him” (i.e. not just elders) are to walk as He walked.”
i) What did Jesus do when He was on the earth?
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b) Tit. 1:8 – something is NOT here.
i) Paul did not say elders need to love doing “big things.”
6) A “lover of good” will necessarily include small things, and likely MANY small things.
7) Paul told the Corinthians he would “gladly spend and be spent for them” (2 Cor. 12:15).
8) In Gal. 6:10, “As we have opportunity, let us work that which is good to all men.”
9) Ps. 37:3 – “Trust in Jehovah and do good.”
10) When it comes to doing good, it doesn’t matter what others are like.
11) Righteous people trust in God and love to do good (Ps. 37:3).
12) The 27th verse says “Turn from evil and do good.”
13) We are to be “lovers of good” to the point that we do good to our enemies (Mt. 5:44).
14) We love doing good for those who are sick (Mk. 3:1-5).
15) The Lord said His people who love doing good will reap a “great reward” (Lk. 6:35).
16) 1 Thess. 5:15 – “Follow after what is good.”
17) Those with wealth (Americans are wealthy) are told to “do good,” 1 Tim. 6:17-18.
18) Tit. 3:8 says, “be careful to maintain good works.”
Those who are Christians are told to DO GOOD because this is “well-pleasing” to God (Heb. 13:16).
19) Loving and doing good is always right (3 Jn. 11).
20) When it comes to being a lover of good we have 3 choices:
21) Rarely choose this way, choose this way when we are in the mood for it, or make this our default choice.
