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...
사람들에게 바보 취급을 받는다 할지라도 ...
하나님께서 다윗을 택하셔서 자기 백성 이스라엘의 지도자로 삼으셨기에
다윗은 자기를 마음 속으로 업신여기고 입으로 빈정거리는 자기 아내 미갈에게 이렇게 말했습니다: “나는 앞으로도 여호와를 기쁘시게 하는 일이라면 계속 춤을 출 것이오. 내가 이보다 더 바보 취급을 받아도 좋소”(사무엘하 6:16, 20, 21-22, 현대인의 성경). 사람들에게 바보 취급을 받는다 할지라도 나는 앞으로도 주님을
기쁘시게 하는 일이라면 계속하던 하던 대로 행할 것입니다.
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