Let God Define Good
God at times permits tragedies.
He permits the ground to grow dry and stalks to grow bare.
He allows Satan to unleash mayhem.
But he doesn't allow Satan to triumph.
Isn't [this] [the promise of 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)?
God promises to render beauty /out of "all things," not "each thing."
The isolated events may be evil, but the ultimate culmination is good.
We see small examples of this /in our own lives.
When you sip /on a cup of coffee and say, "This is good," what are you saying?
[The plastic bag //that contains the beans] is good?
The beans themselves are good? Hot water is good? A coffee filter is good?
No, none of these.
Good happens /when the ingredients work together:
the bag opened, the beans ground /into powder, the water heated to the right temperature.
It is the collective cooperation of the elements //that creates good.
* 독립명사구 the bag /opened, the beans /ground /into powder, the water /heated to the right temperature.
* 평사문 형식의 의문문 A coffee filter is good? (끝 단어를 올려 읽음)
Nothing in the Bible would cause [us] [to call a famine good or a heart attack good or a terrorist attack good].
These are terrible calamities, born out of a fallen earth.
Yet every message in the Bible, especially the story of Joseph, compels [us] [to believe that God will mix them
/with other ingredients and bring [good] /out of them.
* 사역동사 5 형식, 목적이 목보되게 동사하다 call [a famine] [good] or [a heart attack] [good] or [a terrorist attack] [good]
or (call) [a heart attack] [good] or (call) [a terrorist attack] [good]
* 일반 동사 5 형식, 목적이 목보하게 동사하다 cause [us] [to call ~], compels [us] [to believe~],
But we must let [God] [define 'good.']
Our definition includes health, comfort, and recognition.
His definition? In the case of his Son, Jesus Christ, the good life consisted /of struggles, storms, and death.
But God worked it /all together /for the greatest of good: his glory and our salvation.
* 사역 5 형식, 목적이 목보하게 동사하다 let [God] [define 'good.']
* 명사로 쓰인 good