The Good News of God

"The Good News of God" by Charles Kingsley is a compilation of sermons from the late 1800s that focuses on important Christian beliefs, like love, being good, changing for the better, and what God is like, stressing that to truly worship God, you have to love other people as much as you love yourself; through these sermons, Kingsley examines what makes God who He is and how people who believe should live to reflect God's goodness; the book starts with a sermon called "The Beatific Vision," acknowledging the struggles many face in loving God, which Kingsley attributes to a lack of understanding of God's true nature, which is that God is inherently good and worthy of affection, which acknowledging this is key to loving Him completely; overall, the sermon encourages listeners to treasure goodness wherever it exists, suggesting a true understanding of divine goodness can change lives and that genuine love for God comes from loving goodness, motivating individuals to embrace lives filled with kindness, compassion, and self-sacrifice.