Romans 8:28-39

Summary: Paul’s famous promise in verse 28 is not that everything that happens to us in life is good. He writes these verses precisely because so much of what we experience in life is not good and can be downright heartbreaking and evil. His expansive list of things that cannot separate us from the love of God is precisely because he knows how many of our life experiences will challenge our ability to trust God’s love. Rather, what Paul promises is that God is so wise, and so sovereign, and his love is so unwavering that He will turn even the truly terrible things in our lives toward the good of making us into the likeness of his son Jesus Christ.