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NASB | Romans 8:28 ¶ And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 8:28 ¶ And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose. |
Subject: Is God's will prosperity/healing always? |
Bible Note: I appreciate your note, its candor, and its lack of rancor. Perhaps you are very young; I suspect that you are. Let me, a much older person than you may be, suggest to you that one is not dealing in technicalities -- the word you used -- when he insists that the word of truth, the Bible, be handled accurately and interpreted properly and in its true context; when he insists that human speculation is vain and fruitless and dishonors God's word; when he engages in guesswork and detours from proper representation of what Scripture actually says, by adding flourish to the text or subtracting from it. It is of utmost importance to "be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing (lit. cutting straight) the word of truth." [cf. 2 Tim. 2:15]. It is hardly convincing when someone says things like... In my opinion... or The Bible says somewhere that... or to make any substantive statement in answer to a biblical question that he cannot fully back up with Scripture itself. Hence, the burden is on you, and on all of us who confess Christ as Lord, to be diligent indeed: to study, to pray, to ask the Spirit to shed more of His unerring light upon the unerring word of God. We cannot teach others unless we are willing to be taught. I think the spirit of cooperation and the notable lack of a mean spirit which you have shown in your posts, even though as you know I have disagreed vigorously with much of their substance, speaks well of you, and that you, with a heart and mind open to discovery of God's truth, will seek and will find it. God bless you and keep you ever under His wing. --Hank |