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Good or God? Why Good Without God Isn't Enough is unavailable, but you can change that!

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...

belief? Perhaps this is why Jesus said, “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?” (Luke 6:46 NLT). In other words, Lord becomes an empty, meaningless title. If we really don’t mean it when we say “Lord,” Jesus would rather us call Him “great Teacher.” At least then we can benefit from His teachings and not be deceived in thinking we belong to Him when in fact we may not. According to Mark 8:34–35 and many other scriptures in the New Testament, the denying of our self