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Carl Westerlund :: Romans 8:28 - Work for Good

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Romans in Outline No. 87

1.1  OUR CERTAINTY

Romans 8:28a

2.1  The context

2.2  The implication

1.2  THE WONDERFUL PROMISE

Romans 8:28b

2.1  What is not meant

3.1  NOT WHATEVER HAPPENS TO THE CHRISTIAN IS GOOD

3.2  NOT THAT EVERYTHING THAT YOU EXPERIENCE HAS A GOOD SIDE TO IT

3.3  NOT GOOD NECESSARILY IN OUR LIFE TIME

3.4  NOT ALL THINGS WORK OUT THE WAY WE WANT THEM TO

2.2  What is meant

3.1  WE ARE DEALING WITH A GOOD GOD

Psalm 119:68

3.2  WE ARE DEALING WITH ULTIMATE GOOD, RATHER THAN IMMEDIATE GOOD

3.3  “GOOD” IS WHAT IS GOOD FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE

1.3  THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RECIPIENTS

Romans 8:28c

2.1  The human side

Who?

3.1  THOSE ACTIVELY LOVING GOD – or –

3.2  ALL BELIEVERS

1 Corinthians 8:3

Tests:

4.1  The ones loving God are the ones who have responded to God’s love

1 John 4:19

4.2  The ones loving God are the ones who keep His commandments

John 14:23-24

4.3  The ones loving God are the ones who are committed to God even in the times of trial

Job 1:20-21; Job 2:9-10; Job 13:15

2.2  The divine side

3.1  THE CALLED

3.2  THE PURPOSE OF GOD

4.1  That we might become like Jesus

Romans 8:29

4.2  The ultimate glorification of believers

Romans 8:30

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

4.3  That we might be part of the plan He is working out today

Genesis 50:20

Romans 8:28

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. (NKJV)

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