of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose (Rom. 8:28). We can’t understand this verse unless we read the first part of the next verse. What do we read in Romans 8:29a? The phrase all things in Romans 8:28 doesn’t mean all things that happen to us are good because they are not. It doesn’t mean everything that happens to us in this fallen world is God’s will because it’s not. However, it does mean God will use everything that happens to us—good or bad—to chip away at
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