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Fruit 6 of 9

Goodness

Kindness in action, with backbone.

Agathosyne
Goodness (Agathosyne) — fruit of the Spirit

The teaching

Agathosyne is goodness that acts. It gives, serves and shows up. But it also has moral spine — the same goodness that fed the hungry also cleared the temple.

Goodness refuses to be merely nice. It confronts what harms people and pursues what genuinely helps them.

It is the visible face of the gospel to a watching world: good works that make people glorify the Father.

Supporting scriptures

  • "We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works."

    Ephesians 2:10

  • "Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father."

    Matthew 5:16

  • "Let us not grow weary of doing good... let us do good to everyone."

    Galatians 6:9-10

Live it this week

Do one good work this week that nobody will see or applaud.