Wicked people can do bad, bad.

They do bad things for bad reasons.

Now listen to this.

Unregenerate people can also do bad good.

It's good in the sense that they can help the poor, they can relieve the widows, they can visit

the prisoners, they can adopt orphans, they can do good.

But it's bad good because it's motivated by pride rather than the glory of God.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur. I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

When a church group feeds the needy, that's a helpful and good activity.

When Hollywood celebrities raise money for a worthy cause, that's also a good thing.

But what if a hardened, unrepentant criminal donated a large sum to a worthwhile charity,

how would you describe that act? Actually, we need to take a step back and ask the

question, what really constitutes a good deed and why is understanding that so important? Today, John

MacArthur offers a perspective you may never have considered as he continues his study here on Grace to You

titled The Road to Nowhere. And now here's John with the lesson. You can join him in Philippians

chapter three. Paul says, keep on rejoicing in the Lord that's command. And a characteristic

of a true believer.

And having punctuated his major theme, he then moves into what's on his heart in this new

subject.

And he begins with an introduction in verse one.

He says, to write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.

So he is saying, I want to provide this for you, so you won't trip, you won't fall, you won't be overthrown.

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