This article from the Bible is found on BibleGuide.org. 13 years later she remarried only to lose her second husband 4 years later. Her first husband, Jim Elliot lost his life after being speared to death along with 4 other missionaries by the Huaorani natives of Equador in 1956. Not only did she stay on as a missionary to the natives who killed her husband for another 7 years, she raised her daughter among them.

I interpret this to mean that God is always good and that he’s always working for good.

In Romans 8:28-29 we read, “We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. If we read it correctly, then we will understand it correctly, apply it correctly, and quote it correctly. Answer: I’m glad you asked that question because it is an important … They were doing God’s work, so why would God allow this to happen? Scripture teaches that “in all things God works for the good of those who love him…” (Rom 8:28).

It’s like when Sally tells Molly, who was just diagnosed with a debilitating illness, “Oh don’t you worry, all things work together for good. You will be okay, God’s got this.” If someone told me this in a similar circumstance it wouldn’t make me feel any better.I’ve also seen this verse misapplied when an ambitious entrepreneur experiences a setback and his friends try to cheer him up by telling him that God allowed it because What is wrong with these forms of usage?

If someone understands deep pain better than many, it is Elisabeth Elliot.

Christians use it as a go-to feel-good mantra. Whatever comes to pass, therefore, God has an eternally prepared plan in place on how best to respond to it. The Bible is very clear that God has nothing to do with evil. The truth is that this verse is much more powerful than how most misinterpret it. “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”Paul is trying to say that all that happens to us (not just the bad, but also the good) is God’s work in us. Far from intentionally bringing about evil, God’s “eyes are too pure to look on evil” (Heb. Why crave accolades, when God can call us “good and faithful servant, enter into my rest” one day?

The last two words in verse 28 should give us a clue; “We have to also pay attention that Paul wasn’t only talking about the bad things that happen to us, but to ALL things, including the good things. She could have allowed herself to be filled with bitterness and resentment against these natives. In order to understand the right context of Scripture, we have to study the verses before and after them. There is “no darkness” in God. They hadgone as missionaries with 4 other American couples to minister to these natives who had never heard about Christ. You might be surprised by what it is. I pray this brief Bible study has helped you in understanding this famous verse. As with humans, angels could use this influence for good, as God intended, or they could choose to use it for evil. It is based on Romans chapter eight. Verse 28 is meant to provide assurance to Christians under pressure and perhaps even suffering, that God works everything together for good for those who love him. The short answer is everything. You might remember that last year we were getting to know Jessica as she lost her four year old son Henry just before Christmas. Some of these agents are human. I know this is painful but it is all good.