The Inseparable Love of God (1) [ Romans 8:38-39 ] Why can nothing separate us from the love of God? 1. Because God’s love is eternal. Romans 8:29a says: “For those whom He foreknew…” The word “foreknew” refers to before eternity began —before the creation of heaven and earth . The phrase “those whom He foreknew” does not simply mean knowing about someone intellectually, but rather loving them. In other words, it refers to “those whom God loved from eternity past.” Amos 3:2a says: “You only have I known of all the families of the earth.” If “known” merely meant intellectual knowledge, that would imply that God only knew Israel and did not know the other nations—which cannot be true, because the all-knowing God lacks knowledge of nothing. Therefore, “I have known you only” means “I have loved you only.” God loved Israel among all the nations of the earth. Hosea 13:5 says: “I knew you in the wilderness , in the land of great drought.” The “wilderness” was where the Israelite...
누구의 행위에 초점을 맞추고 신앙생활 해야 하나?
내 행위에 초점을 맞추고 신앙생활을 하는 것은 매우 위험하다. 그 이유는 내 선행을 바라보게 되면 예수님의 의가 아닌 나 자신의 의(self-righteousness)를 의지하게 될 것이며, 내 악행을 바라보게 되면 나 자신의 불의로 인하여 죄책감에 허덕이므로 십자가에 피흘려 죽으신 예수님을 의지하지 않을 것이기 때문이다. 그러므로 나는 반드시 예수님의 십자가의 행위에 초점을 맞추고 믿음으로 살아야 한다.
(로마서 9장 11절을 읽다가)
댓글
댓글 쓰기