Objection · Case 06 · Problem of Evil
The promise is limited to those who love God. So for everyone else, evil is just evil? That’s a narrow comfort.
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Response
The verse is addressed to believers and should not be universalized. Christian theology does hold that God’s care extends to everyone (Matthew 5:45), but the specific promise of Romans 8:28, that all things serve one’s final good, is tied to being in Christ. The honest thing to say is that Christianity’s answer to evil is an invitation as well as an explanation: the promise is available, not automatic.
About this exhibit
This objection is to Paul’s letter to the Romans on all things working together.
Paul writes that God works all things together for good for those who love him and are called according to his purpose. Read in context, right after several verses about present suffering and…
Under Claim 04: Scripture does not promise believers an easy life, but it does promise that God can work even evil toward good.