This verse links together two things that we probably would not put together: sufferings and glory -- hurts and hallelujahs. They belong together.

God can and will work out all things for a higher good. No matter what sickness, shortness of life, poverty, persecution, difficulty in life, family rejection ...

Paul's perspective is that our present sufferings are not even worth holding up in comparison with the glories that will be revealed in us.

18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for ...

Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. · And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. · And we know that God causes ...

21 июн. 2023 г. · Suffering exists because of original sin. Sometimes we suffer because of our own sin. Sometimes we suffer because of someone else's sin.

13 нояб. 2023 г. · Romans 8:28 Is about God's Glory as Well as Our Good. Finally, Romans 8:28 is about God's glory as well as our good, or it might be better to ...

That's why I don't think there's any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times. The created world itself can hardly wait.

David Guzik commentary on Romans 8, in which Paul addresses how the life in the Spirit contrasts with the life in the flesh.

12 июл. 2013 г. · Expository study of Romans: To persevere in present sufferings with hope, keep your eyes on the future glory that God has promised us.