I chose this essential question because throughout the Scarlet Letter we see how God can turn things around for good.

In the article by gotquestions.org they seek to answer the question of how God works all things together for good. They say that this term that all things work together for good is a common saying used among Christians. They also claim that this isn’t just a random saying but rather pulled from Romans 8:28 within the Bible. This verse says, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose”. This verse written by Paul to the Roman church is backed up by a lot of evidence from both the old and New Testament. This article references both the story of Joseph and Paul. First, Joseph was the favorite child out of many and this did not end well because his brothers sold him to Egypt. Although his brothers did this in an attempt to get rid of him and ruin his life it turned out to be good for Joseph. He would become a very highly regarded man in Egypt and the second in command. In Pauls life he was responsible for the persecution of hundreds of Christians but then he was converted into a Christian. He also was in and out of prison almost his whole life but he was able to still write most of the New Testament.