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 "question": "To whom does God make the promise \"All things work together for good\" (Rom. 8:28)?",
 "answer": "To those who love God—those who are focused on God through the Person of Jesus Christ. Jesus said unequivocally in John 14:6 that no one could reach God except through Him: \"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.\" Anyone who talks about God but despises Jesus Christ has a god who is a figment of his imagination. He cannot expect that anything will work for ultimate good in his life.",
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 "lesson": "1-2",
 "lesson_title": "The Plan—Redemption",
 "question_type": "rhetorical",
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 "faq_class": "rhetorical",
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  "Who does God promise will have all things work together for good?",
  "What kind of people can expect God to work things out for their ultimate good?",
  "Can a person who rejects Jesus Christ still get the benefit of God working everything out for good in their life?"
 ],
 "topic_anchor": null,
 "derivation": "extracted-rhetorical",
 "source_authority": "authoritative",
 "author": "Gene Cunningham",
 "book": "The Basics",
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  "book_page": [
   12,
   13
  ],
  "ref": "The Basics, Lesson 1-2 — The Plan—Redemption (p.12–13)",
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  "para_id": "the-basics-p0024-007",
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 },
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   "osis": null,
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