It seems rather circular to say that “good” in the Bible represents good, but in a general sense it's true! The case is this: The Lord is love itself given form and expression as wisdom itself, and that Divine Love and Divine Wisdom flow down into us, into the world and into the Bible in an unending stream with endless variety. Divine Love gives rise to our loves, our affections, our desires for good and the joy we can feel; Divine Wisdom gives rise to facts, knowledge, intelligence, understanding and human wisdom. And the more we can bring those two aspects of our lives into harmony, the more elevated we can become -- which will in turn make us happier, more useful, and ultimately more angelic.

104. Since this reciprocity and reciprocation, and so mutuality, is something the person has from the Lord, therefore the Lord says that a person must keep His commandments and produce fruits:

Why do you call Me “Lord, Lord, ” and do not do the things which I say? (Luke 6:46-49)

If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. (John 13:17)

You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. (John 15:14)

Whoever...does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:19)

...whoever hears these sayings of Mine and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man.... (Matthew 7:24)

...produce fruits worthy of repentance. (Matthew 3:8)

...make the tree good and its fruit good.... (Matthew 12:33)

...the kingdom of God will be...given to a nation producing the fruits of it. (Matthew 21:43)

Every tree that does not produce...fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. (Matthew 7:19) And so on in many places elsewhere. These make apparent that a person must act of himself, but do so by the power of the Lord, which he must implore. And that is to act as though of himself.