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 2
“Has not the LORD
made them one? In flesh and spirit they are his. And why one? Because he was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not
break faith with the wife of your youth” (Malachi 2:15).
The second purpose of marriage is to raise godly children. Malachi 2:15 states that God desires to have
godly offspring. It is our
responsibility to bear children intentionally. Couples who deliberately choose not to have
children are committing a sin. Raising
the children we bear into godly individuals is a challenging and significant
responsibility. If the process of
married life involves realizing how challenging it is for a man and a woman to
love each other according to the teachings of the Bible, then raising children
in a manner aligned with God's will after having them is also a realization of
how difficult and challenging it is in married life.
Through this process, as husbands and wives, and as
parents, we come to understand the immense and heavy responsibility placed on
us. We cannot help but lean on God and
pray, recognizing the enormity of our role. Living in an era where the second purpose of
marriage, "raising godly children," is challenged under the guise of
economic reasons or self-fulfillment, Christian young people must approach
marriage with prayer, seeking to live in obedience to God's will, and embracing
the responsibilities of married and family life.
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