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 "question": "Using the life of someone from the Old Testament, explain how Romans 8:28 works.",
 "answer": "Joseph's life is the textbook case. It was bad that his brothers hated him, threw him in a pit, sold him into slavery, and that he was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit - yet God intended every bit of it for good. Joseph kept his perspective because he trusted the God who stood ready to work the bad things together for long-term good, and he could tell his brothers, 'You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.'",
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  "How did Joseph's life illustrate God's plan to work together everything for good?",
  "What did the life of Joseph from the Old Testament teach about God's ability to turn bad situations into good?",
  "Can you give an example from the Bible of how God brought good out of difficult circumstances?"
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 "derivation": "curated",
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 "author": "Gene Cunningham",
 "book": "The Basics",
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