Are you a "good man"?
Psalms 37:23-24 "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand."
The term "good man" is found exactly 13 times in the 1611 King James Bible, same number of times as the term "love of God" or "love one another" is found in the same Holy Bible. What is a "good man"?
Proverbs 2:20-21 "That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. 21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it."
The Bible tells us in this passage "the way of good men", and it is "the paths of the righteous", and the righteous is a reference to born again believers.
1 John 5:18 "We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not."
There is a "man" in born again believers who "sinneth not", and the wicked toucheth him not. Therefore, the good man is a reference to the "new man" dwelling in born again believers. King Solomon by inspiration of the Holy Ghost calls this new man "the upright" and "the perfect" in Proverbs 2:21.
Where are some examples of the "good man" in the Bible?
Micah 7:2 "The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net."
Prophet Micah says "the good man is perished out of the earth". These are the “upright among men”.
Luke 23:50 "¶ And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:"
Joseph was a "good man", and a just.
Acts 11:24 "For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord."
Barnabas in the context of this verse, was a "good man" and full of the Holy Ghost and faith.
Are you a "good man"?