{"product_id":"all-things-for-good-paperback","title":"All Things For Good — Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Watson’s book \u003cem style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"\u003eAll Things For Good\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"\u003eprovides the biblical answer to the contemporary question; Why do bad things happen to good people?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Watson, the 17th century minister of St. Stephen’s Walbrook, believed he faced two great difficulties in his pastoral ministry. The first was making the unbeliever sad, in the recognition of his need of God’s grace. The second was making the believer joyful in response to God’s grace. He believed the answer to the second difficulty could be found in Paul’s teaching in Romans 8.28: God works all things together for good for his people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1663 (under the title \u003cem\u003eA Divine Cordia\u003c\/em\u003el), the year after Watson and some two thousand other ministers were ejected from the Church of England and exposed to hardship and suffering, \u003cem\u003eAll Things For Good\u003c\/em\u003e contains the rich exposition of a man who lived when only faith in God’s Word could lead him to such confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Watson’s exposition is always simple, illuminating and rich in practical application. He explains that both the best and the worst experiences work for the good of God’s people. He carefully analyses what it means to be someone who ‘loves God’ and is ‘called according to his purpose’.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Banner of Truth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39361797554235,"sku":"ALL02BP","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0343\/0642\/4891\/products\/ALL02BP_lowres.jpg?v=1650976797","url":"https:\/\/ligonierministries.myshopify.com\/products\/all-things-for-good-paperback","provider":"Ligonier Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}