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...
Day 23: Acts 23:1
A
righteous life of faith
A righteous
life of faith entails, firstly, serving God with a clear conscience in all
things. Paul boldly confessed before the
gathering of priests and council members that he served God with a clear
conscience in all things. Like Paul, we
should strive to have a good conscience every day.
Secondly,
it means despising hypocrisy. Paul
referred to the high priest Ananias as a "whitewashed wall." This expression means looking beautiful on the
outside but being filled with all sorts of filth on the inside (Sang-seop Yoo).
In other words, it signifies a
disconnect between outward appearance and inner reality. We should disdain such hypocrisy.
Thirdly, it
means being led by God's word. We should
live in obedience to God's word, not fearing people, but revering God.
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