The "so" is unnecessary, only useful b/c we experience differing degrees of people being good to us here. However, "God is Good" is a statement about an absolute quality--God is fully-Good, both utterly full of Goodness and of the kind of Good that is all-the-way Good.
Anyway, that's just my $0.02, as usual. He is good to us, and we hardy begin to know or express the extent of it. Even the suspicion I have of the things that I could do, whether apart from Him or even being found in Him, they don't begin to acknowledge the extent of what my heart is capable of.
A Good God Who loves me knowing what He knows about me is a terrifying God, a God Who is to be worshipped in awe and wonder. Calvin said that when he was confronted in scripture with a mystery of God, he had to stop his inquiry and get on his knees. I hope that I would do the same, but I also feel that even with the things that are no longer mysteries but have been revealed to us post-crucifixion, even with these I ought to fall on my knees in awe.
Things like "Jesus loves me."
Things like "God chose me from the foundation of creation."
Things like "The promise is not only for Jews but for Gentiles, too."
Things like "The God who designs hurricanes, tsunamis, allows abortion, and loves pedophiles, that same God is Good."
I hope to tremble as Who He is Good is made known to me.
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