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...
"즉 말씀에 주의 깊은 관심을 기울임과 동시에 말씀에 비추어 호기심을 갖고 세상을 분석하는 자세이다."
"이중 경청이 가능하려면 말씀에 일시적인 우선순위를 두는 것으로 그쳐서는 안 된다. 꾸준히 말씀을 파고 또 파야 한다. 우리는 세상을 바라보지만 동시에 예수님을 바라본다. 따라서 우리가 세상에 참여한다고 할 때, 그것은 우리가 그들에게 말씀을 가져간다는 의미이다. "
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