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The Hardest Text to Believe: Romans 8:28 is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this brief text, pastor F. B. Thorn shares his reflections on Romans 8:28. Writing in a warm and personal style, he unpacks the difficulty of fully believing that “God works for the good of those who love him.” He highlights and analyzes false assumptions we often hold such as “God is at the mercy of men” or “only the things that eliminate hardship and difficulty are working for our good.”

We have assumed that our darker experiences are always the consequences of our sins and mistakes. Many times they are, but not always. The way of the transgressor is hard. The wages of sin is death. We have had it preached into our consciences that “whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap,” until we are prone to look at every pain and every disappointment as the chastening hand of God upon us. Bible examples stand out as a watchman on a tower, crying, “Behold! Beware!” Moses could not cross