Romans 8:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

We know

Them

The called

General references

Psalm 20:4

Ephesians 3:11

Bible References

We know

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.

And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

"Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans.

And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people'; and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'"

For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,

This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering--

For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives."

for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

so that the tested genuineness of your faith--more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire--may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.

Them

and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

And I said, "O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

the offspring of his servants shall inherit it, and those who love his name shall dwell in it.

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'

But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him"--

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.

The called

And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.

including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,

though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad--in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls--

The land trembles and writhes in pain, for the LORD's purposes against Babylon stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,

making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ

This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,

For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity."

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

General references

May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans!

This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,