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Romans 8:28 (NIV) 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who [a] have been called according to his purpose. Footnote [a] Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who;. Romans 8:28 (NIV)
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Romans 8:28 (NIV) • 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose. • Footnote • [a] Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who;
Romans 8:28 (NIV) • 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose. • Footnote • [a] Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who;
Romans 8:28 (NIV) • 28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, who; have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 HCSB • 28 We know that all things work together[a] for the good[b] of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose. • Footnotes: [a]Other mss read that God works together in all things • [b]The ultimate good
Romans 8:28 (NIV) • And we know that in all things God works for the good • Romans 8:28 (HCSB) • We know that all things work together for the good
Romans 8:28 (NIV) • 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose. • [a] or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who
Romans 8:28 (NIV) • 28 And we know that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who have been called according to his purpose.
God is at work, solo, to bring about good • Things are at work to bring about good • God is at work with those who love Him to bring about good
sunergeo (soon·erg·eh·o) : • To work together
Mark 16:20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them… • 1 Corinthians 16:16 to submit to such people and to everyone who joins in the work and labors at it.
2 Corinthians 6:1 • As God’s co-workers … • James 2:22 • You see that his faith and his actions were working together,
Romans 8:28 (NIV) • 28 And we know that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who have been called according to his purpose.
Not all things are ‘Good’ • Not everything is going to end well
Not all things are ‘Good’ • Not everything is going to end well • The ‘Good’ might be for someone else
Not all things are ‘Good’ • Not everything is going to end well • The ‘Good’ might be for someone else • All things
2 Corinthians 2:14-15 (NIV) • 14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of Him everywhere.
15 For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing
Our lives are to be attractive to God, to the seeker, to the unbeliever, to everyone, even our enemies
Romans 12:1 • 12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
Romans 8:28 (NIV) • 28 And we know that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who have been called according to his purpose.