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...
"Center Church에서 “복음은 모든 것을 바꾼다”라는 제목 아래 켈러는 다음과 같이 설명한다.
복음은 단지 ABC가 아니라 그리스도인 삶의 A부터 Z까지이다. 비그리스도인을 구원하는 건 복음이고, 그리스도인은 단지 성경적 원리에 따라 열심히 살려고 노력함으로써 성숙해진다는 생각은 옳지 않다. 우리는 복음을 믿음으로써 구원받는다. 복음은 거기서 끝나지 않는다. 복음을 더욱 깊이 믿어 이성과 마음, 그리고 삶의 모든 부분이 변화된다는 말이 더 정확하다."
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