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God Working Good Out of Evil, Part 2 (TMF:2552)

Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Peace to Live By: God Working Good Out of Evil, Part 2 (TMF:2552) - Daniel Litton
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       Thusly, it only makes sense that God does not work toward evil. Even Romans 8:28 makes that clear in the simplest sense. Though that verse also tells us something—and that is that God works for the good of those who love him. It is qualified. It isn’t that God works for the good in all things, and let’s be clear, for that is because he cannot. Why? Freewill. People have freewill. God cannot go against people’s wills when they do not choose to freely love him. That would be force. God doesn’t operate by force. Where the misunderstanding comes, is when we believe that God puts bad people into power because he wants to accomplish good. Though, that’s not to say, he would love to see good come about from it in people turning from their sins. And, it’s not to say that God will not work good where he can, which includes any kind of situation in which he can—but he will not go against people’s freedom to choose. This is serious business we are discussing.