The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
Week 14: Chapter 14 — The Goodness of God
Read Chapter 14: The Goodness of God of The Knowledge of the Holy. Key passage: Psalm 34:8; Mark 10:18.
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When someone called Jesus "Good Teacher," He replied with a question that still cuts: "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone." Tozer follows that question to its source.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Tozer defines God's goodness as the essential quality of His moral excellence — not merely that God does good things but that He is the standard of goodness itself. What changes when you think of God not as conforming to some external standard of goodness but as being that standard?
2.He argues that because God is good, everything He does is good — even when it does not appear so from our limited vantage point. How does this help you engage with suffering or disappointment without accusing God of wrongdoing?
3.Tozer says that the goodness of God is something we can "taste" — referring to Psalm 34:8's invitation to "taste and see that the Lord is good." When have you most directly tasted God's goodness? What made that experience feel like a taste rather than just an idea?
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