Paul says in Romans 8:28 that everything will work out for good for the believer.

Agathon means good in Greek. It’s a root word, an ancient word with no certain etymology. It just means good.

I guess we just all know what good is.

But we also all know that all things right now are not good. Things have never been good. So what is Paul talking about here?

Thank you to poet Samantha Coté, of THOUGHTMOOT for sharing her poem “The Broken Generation”.

This episode digs deeper into “agathon” (ἀγαθὸν meaning ‘good’) in Romans 8:28.

Romans 8:28 - “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (NIV)

Mentioned:

Samantha Coté - Thoughmoot

Revelations of Divine Love - Julian of Norwich

Eucatastrophe in “On Fairy Stories” - J.R.R. Tolkien

The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis

Surprised By Hope - N.T. Wright

My Links:

Bammerhab Site: www.bammerhab.com

Bammerhab Substack: bammerhab.substack.com

SDG Morgan’s Substack: sdgmorgan.substack.com

Thanks to:

• Aaron Woodard for Graphic Design

• Dave Allam of Allam House for advanced audio techniques: sound.allamhouse.com

• Bible Hub for Greek / Hebrew hypertext links

“You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.” (Ps. 31:8 - NIV)

The phrase “in a spacious place” is the Hebrew word: bammerhab.

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