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

1 John 5:2

The called

General references

Ephesians 3:11

Bible References

We know

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall distress of circumstances, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?

And not only so, but we glory also in tribulations: knowing that tribulation produceth patience;

For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace, through the thanksgiving of more persons, may more abound to the glory of God.

FOR we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle should be taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

For I know that this shall issue in my salvation through your prayers, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

which is a manifest proof of the righteous judgment of God, that ye should be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

for whom the Lord loveth he correcteth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth."

knowing that the proof of your faith produceth patience.

that the test of your faith (much more precious than that of gold, which is of a perishing nature, though proved by fire) may be found unto praise and honour and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

As many as I love, I rebuke and correct: be zealous then, and repent.

Them

and hope doth not make us ashamed; because the love of God is poured out into our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given to us.

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment.

But, as it is written, "The things which eye hath not seen, and ear hath not heard, and that have not entered into the heart of man, these hath God prepared for those who love him."

Blessed is the man who patiently supports temptation: for when he is proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to those who love him.

Hear me, my beloved brethren. Hath not God elected the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to those who love him;

Herein is love, not that we have loved God, but that he hath loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiatory sacrifice for our sins.

Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

The called

But whom he predestinated, those also he called: and whom he called, those also he justified: but whom he justified, those also he glorified.

among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ.

(though the children were not yet born, nor had done any thing good or evil, that according to the election of God the purpose might abide, not from works, but from him who called;)

Now when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord: and they believed, even as many as were ordained to life eternal.

But when it pleased God, who selected me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,

having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in himself;

according to the purpose from everlasting, which he formed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God hath elected you from the beginning unto salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit, and faith in the truth:

Nevertheless the stable foundation of God standeth firm, having this seal, the Lord knoweth those who belong to him. And, let every man who mentions the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, when ye have suffered a little while, himself perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

General references

according to the purpose from everlasting, which he formed in Christ Jesus our Lord: