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Romans 8:28 · WEB
28We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
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Israel's Scattering and Regathering - Dispensational (Romans 8:28)
For nearly 2,000 years, the Jewish people were scattered across the earth—persecuted, exiled, nearly exterminated. Yet in 1948, Israel was reborn as a nation, fulfilling prophecies spoken millennia ea
The Potter Who Uses Broken Pieces - Wesleyan (Romans 8:28)
A Japanese art form called kintsugi repairs broken pottery with gold, making the cracks visible and beautiful. The philosophy: breakage and repair are part of the object's history, not something to hi
Corrie ten Boom's Fleas - Traditional (Romans 8:28)
Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsie were imprisoned in Ravensbruck concentration camp for hiding Jews. Their barracks was infested with fleas—miserable, biting, constant. Betsie insisted they thank
The Fire That Couldn't Stop Worship - Pentecostal (Romans 8:28)
In 2019, a church in Louisiana was burned down by an arsonist. The congregation gathered in the ashes the next Sunday—and worshipped anyway. Within months, their story had spread; donations poured in.
Fanny Crosby's Blindness - Baptist (Romans 8:28)
Fanny Crosby lost her sight at six weeks old due to a doctor's mistake. She could have spent her life in bitterness. Instead, she wrote over 8,000 hymns—"Blessed Assurance," "To God Be the Glory," "Pa
The Persecution That Spread the Gospel - Missional (Romans 8:28)
When Idi Amin expelled all missionaries from Uganda in 1972, many feared the Ugandan church would collapse. Instead, it exploded. Without foreign leadership, local believers stepped up. The church gre
The Birmingham Jail That Became a Beacon - Progressive (Romans 8:28)
In April 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham for leading nonviolent protests. From his jail cell, he wrote a letter that would become one of history's most important documents on j
John Newton's Amazing Journey - Anglican (Romans 8:28)
John Newton spent years as a slave trader—a profession he later called "a business at which my heart now shudders." After his conversion, those terrible memories became the raw material for empathy, f
The Blood of Martyrs as Seed - Anabaptist (Romans 8:28)
Thousands of Anabaptists were killed in the 16th century—drowned, burned, beheaded. Their persecutors expected to exterminate them. Instead, the martyrs' courage attracted others. As Tertullian said c
The Fall of Constantinople and the Spread of Orthodoxy - Orthodox (Romans 8:28)
When Constantinople fell to the Ottomans in 1453, it seemed like the end of Orthodox Christianity's heart. Scholars fled west, carrying manuscripts that sparked the Renaissance. Others went north, str
Luther's 'Best Thing That Happened' - Lutheran (Romans 8:28)
When Luther was condemned and hunted, his friends staged a "kidnapping" to hide him in Wartburg Castle. Luther called it "the best thing that happened" to him. Why? In hiding, with nothing else to do,
The Base Communities That Outlasted Dictators - Liberation (Romans 8:28)
During Latin American dictatorships, base ecclesial communities met secretly—reading Scripture, supporting each other, quietly resisting. Many members were killed; the communities were targeted. Yet t
Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Hidden Providence - Lutheran (Romans 8:28)
"I believe that God can and will bring good out of evil, even out of the greatest evil. For that purpose He needs human beings who make the best use of everything. I believe that God will give us all
Charles Stanley on Personal Providence - Baptist (Romans 8:28)
"God is too good to be unkind and too wise to be mistaken. When you cannot trace His hand, you can always trust His heart. Romans 8:28 is God's personal promise to YOU: in YOUR situation, for YOUR goo
David Bosch on Mission Through Suffering - Missional (Romans 8:28)
"The history of mission is full of suffering, setback, and apparent failure. Yet Romans 8:28 assures us that God weaves even these into His redemptive purpose. The missionary enterprise trusts that Go
Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Christ as God's Good Purpose - Christocentric (Romans 8:28)
"What does 'good' mean in Romans 8:28? The next verse answers: to be conformed to the image of Christ. God's good purpose is not our comfort but our Christlikeness. Everything that happens serves this
John Howard Yoder on Cross-Shaped Providence - Anabaptist (Romans 8:28)
"The cross is the model of how God works good out of evil. The worst thing that ever happened—the murder of God's Son—became the best thing that ever happened. Romans 8:28 follows the logic of the cro
A.W. Tozer on Faith That Sees God Working - Pentecostal (Romans 8:28)
"Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible. Romans 8:28 requires faith-eyes: circumstances may look hopeless, but the Spirit within witnesses that God is working
Charles Ryrie on Providence in God's Plan - Dispensational (Romans 8:28)
"Romans 8:28 assures believers that God is orchestrating history according to His eternal plan. In this church age especially, all things work toward the calling up of the Bride. Our sufferings are no
Barbara Brown Taylor on Complexity and Trust - Progressive (Romans 8:28)
"Romans 8:28 does not promise that everything that happens is good. It promises that God is at work in everything, bringing good even from terrible circumstances. This is not passive acceptance but ac
Oscar Romero on God Working Through Struggle - Liberation (Romans 8:28)
"God works all things for good—but we must not use this as excuse for passivity. God works through our struggle for justice, through our solidarity with the poor. Romans 8:28 is not opiate but fuel: G
Bill Johnson on God's Goodness in Everything - Charismatic (Romans 8:28)
"God is always good, and He's always working. Romans 8:28 doesn't mean God causes evil; it means He redeems everything the enemy meant for harm. Our job is to believe His goodness even when we can't s
John Stott on Providence Within Purpose - Anglican (Romans 8:28)
"Romans 8:28 is not a promise that everything will be comfortable, but that everything serves a purpose. And that purpose is defined by the calling: to be conformed to Christ. God wastes nothing in th
Kallistos Ware on Providence and Theosis - Orthodox (Romans 8:28)
"The promise of Romans 8:28 points toward theosis: God works all things for our 'good'—and that good is nothing less than our deification, our participation in the divine nature. Everything serves thi