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18 And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. Mt 28

 

Yes Christ has all authority, and @Scarlett O. is not questioning His authority.
Look at what she said "God has given the devil a temporary rule over this horrible world."

Now you have a few options
1] the devil has power by his own authority
2] the devil has power by Christ's authority
3] he has no power at all

 

There is an interesting variant reading in the oldest Greek manuscript, the P46 (between 125-15 AD), as well as the Vatican and Alexandrian (4th & 5th Cents):

"συνεργεῖ ὁ θεός", where "God" is the subject of the verb, and "all things" as the object.

“God works all things with,” or “co-operates in all things.”

 

The Greek adjective ἀγᾰθός can also mean "blessing"

 

I also have two disabled children so I know where you are coming from, so how does this work for good for those that love God?... Those that know that life not always a bed of rose, are taught by personal experience the love of God and its not about me... Its about others... Its not about the doctrine, although doctrine is important, and the Lord taught plenty but he was always a man of action... I heard a preacher say I heard a wonderful sermon and I thought it was great, then I saw a walking sermon and that was a miracle... How many miracles have you seen?... When I really think about it, have I taught my disabled children the love of God or through God's love have they taught me?... Brother Glen

 

See 2.4

Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, ἀγα^θός

 

Don't think so. ἀγᾰθός is an adjective, but "blessing" is a noun. Basic grammar.

I'm with

This link is broken, but here is Liddell-Scott from my BibleWorks. Nothing about "blessing" here. (The Greek font did not carry over, but the English is all there.)

100 avgaqopoii<a
avgaqopoii<a, h`, well doing, N.T. From avgaqopoio,j
101 avgaqopoio,j
avgaqo&poio,j, o,n, (poie,w) doing good, beneficent.
102 avgaqo,j
avga±qo,j Îa±gÐ( h,( o,n: (deriv. uncertain):-good, Lat. bonus:
I. of persons,
1. in early times, good, gentle, noble, in reference to birth, opp. to kakoi,( patro.j dV ei;mV avgaqoi/o( qea. de, me gei,nato mh,thr Il.; avgaqoi. kai. evx avgaqw/n, Lat. boni bonis prognati, Plat.:-with this early sense was associated that of wealth and power, like Lat. optimus quisque in Sallust and Cicero; esp. in the phrase kaloi. kavgaqoi, (v. kalokavgaqo,j).
2. good, brave, since these qualities were attributed to the Chiefs, Il.:- avgaqo.j evn u`smi,nh|( boh.n avgaqo,j( pu.x avgaqo,j etc., Hom.; avgÅ ta. pole,mia( ta. politika, Hdt., etc.;-also c. dat., avgÅ pole,mw| Xen.;-and, avgÅ ei;j ti( peri, ti( pro,j ti Plat., etc.; lastly, c. inf., avgÅ ma,cesqai( i`ppeu,esqai, good at fighting, etc., Hdt.
3. good, in moral sense, Plat., etc.
4. avgaqou/ dai,monoj, as a toast, 'to the good Genius,' Ar.
II. of things,
1. good, serviceable, VIqa,kh avgaqh. kourotro,foj Od.; avgÅ toi/j tokeu/si( th/| po,lei Xen.; c. gen., ei; ti oi=da puretou/ avg. good for fever, Id.:- avgaqo,n [evsti], c. inf., it is good to do so and so, Hom., etc.
2. avgaqo,n( to,, a good, of persons, fi,lon( o] me,giston avgÅ ei=nai, fasi Xen.; evpV avgaqw/| toi/j poli,taij Ar.:- to. avgaqo,n or tavgaqo,n, the good, summum bonum, Plat., etc.:-in pl., avgaqa,( ta,, the goods of fortune, wealth, Hdt., etc.; also good qualities, of a horse, Xen.
III. instead of the regular degrees of comparison, many forms are used,-Comp. avmei,nwn( avrei,wn( belti,wn( krei,sswn( lwi<wn (lw,|wn), Ep. be,lteroj( lwi<teroj( fe,rteroj;- Sup. a;ristoj( be,ltistoj( kra,tistoj( lw,i?stoj (lw/|stoj), Ep. be,ltatoj( ka,rtistoj( fe,rtatoj( fe,ristoj.
IV. the Adv. is usually eu=: avgaqw/j in late writers.

 

From Liddell and Scott

good, blessing, benefit, of persons or things

GOOD no doubt also includes BLESSINGS

No point in playing with word meanings.

 

Did you not notice? I just posted the Liddell-Scott definition, and "blessing" was not there. Where are you getting your information? Because it is not from LS.

And no, "good" does NOT include "blessings." They are two different lexical units.

 

II. of things,

1. good, serviceable, Ἰθάκη .. ἀ. κουροτρόφος Od.9.27, etc.; ἀ. τοῖς τοκεῦσι, τῇ πόλει X.Cyn.13.17: c. gen., εἴ τι οἶδα πυρετοῦ ἀ. good for it, Id.Mem.3.8.3; ἑλκῶν Thphr.HP9.11.1.

2. of outward circumstances, αἰδὼς οὐκ ἀ. κεχρημένῳ ἀνδρὶ παρεῖναι Od.17.347; εἰπεῖν εἰς ἀγαθόν to good purpose, Il.9.102; ὁ δὲ πείσεται εἰς ἀ. περ for his own good end, 11.789; οὐκ ἀγαθὸν πολυκοιρανίη 2.204:—ἀγαθόν [ἐστι], c. inf., it is good to do so and so, Il.7.282, 24.130, Od.3.196, etc.

3. morally good, πρῆξις Democr.177; ἔργα Emp.112.2, cf. Ep.Rom.2.7, etc.

4. ἀγαθόν, τό, good, blessing, benefit, of persons or things, ὦ μέγα ἀ. σὺ τοῖς φίλοις X.Cyr.5.3.20; φίλον, ὃ μέγιστον ἀ. εἶναί φασι Id.Mem.2.4.2, cf. Ar.Ra.74, etc.; as term of endearment for a baby, blessing!, treasure!, Men.Sam.28:—ἀγαθόν τινα δεδρακέναι, πεποιηκέναι confer a benefit on .., Th.3.68, Lys.13.92; ἐπʼ ἀγαθῷ in epitaphs, SEG31.797, 1533, etc. (Rom.imp.) τινος for one’s good, Th.5.27, X.Cyr.7.4.3; ἐπʼ ἀ. τοῖς πολίταις Ar.Ra.1487; οὐκ ἐπʼ ἀ. for no good end, Th.1.131; ἐπʼ οὐδενὶ ἀ. τῆς Ἑλλάδος X.HG5.2.35:—in pl., ἡ ἐπʼ ἀγαθοῖς γεναμένη (sic) κατασπορά PFlor.21.10 (iii a.d.):—τὸ ἀ. or τἀ., the good, Epich.171.5, cf. Pl.R.506b, 508e, Arist.Metaph.1091a31, etc.:—in pl., ἀγαθά, τά, goods of fortune, treasures, wealth, Hdt.2.172, Lys.13.91, X.Mem.1.2.63, etc.; ἀγαθὰ πράττειν fare well, Ar.Av.1706; also, good things, dainties, Thgn.1000, Ar.Ach.873, etc.: good qualities, τοῖς ἀ., οἷς ἔχομεν ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ Isoc.8.32, cf. Democr.37; good points, of a horse, εἰ τἄλλα πάντα ἀ. ἔχοι, κακόπους δʼ εἴη X.Eq.1.2.

Henry George Liddell et al., A Greek-English Lexicon (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996), 4.

 

I look at the verse in Romans 8:28 as something a believer takes by faith;
"all good things" is the hope we have through faith.

The passage in Romans 8:26-30 are a continuation of the statement Paul made in Romans 8:16-17;

Romans 8:16–17 (NASB 2020)
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,
and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

Romans 8:18 (NASB 2020)
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us

(for all things work together for good.)​

Romans 8:23b (NASB 2020)
...even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons and daughters, the redemption of our body

(for all things work together for good.)​

Romans 8:24–25 (NASB 2020)
For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?
But if we hope for what we do not see, through perseverance we wait eagerly for it

(for all things work together for good.)​

Sufferings and groaning mean somethings not right... they certainly are not blessings!
But just as creation awaits its redemption, so do the children of God.

Romans 8:28–29 (NASB 2020)
...we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters;​

Rob

 

The image I see is the saints of old suffering as they are burned at the stake, trusting that God will make things right.

We endure suffering, we don't have to like it, suffering is not a blessing!
Saying suffering is a blessing belittles those that are enduring suffering.

Suffering is part of life, but through faith, we can trust that God will bless us as he will bless all his children, by the redemption.

Rob