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...
Purpose of Marriage 1
“The LORD God said,
‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’ Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground
all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to
the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living
creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock,
the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable
helper was found. So the LORD God caused
the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of
the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib
he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, ‘This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of
man.’ For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh”
(Genesis 2:18-24).
“neither was man
created for woman, but woman for man” (1 Corinthians 11:9).
Christian young people need to understand the clear reasons and purposes
for "why they should get married." Genesis 2:18-24 and 1 Corinthians 11:9 both
state that God created woman with the purpose of being a suitable helper for
man. As a result, men and women
naturally have different orientations – men needing help and women having the
need to provide that help. Marriage is
not simply about men and women coming together to love each other and live
happily. The reason God joins us in
marriage is so that the two individuals, as a united body, can fulfill the
divine mission of marriage and collaborate in carrying out God's will.
Husbands should recognize the need for help from their wives, while wives
should clearly understand the need to help their husbands. God's intention in bringing two individuals
together in marriage is for them to cooperate in fulfilling the divine purpose
of marriage. Couples should acknowledge
that mutual help is crucial – husbands recognizing the need for help from their
wives, and wives understanding the importance of helping their husbands.
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