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...
We need to be filled with the Holy Spirit and have spiritual discernment to follow the correct guidance of the Holy Spirit.
We need to be filled with the Holy Spirit and have spiritual discernment
to follow the correct guidance of the Holy Spirit.
In the context of evangelistic missionary work
for the gospel of Jesus Christ,
what should we do when the Holy Spirit blocks
or does not permit the ministry location we
intend to go to?
When the Holy Spirit prevents us from going in a
certain direction,
we believe that there is undoubtedly a path that
He opens for us.
However, how can we distinguish
between the hindrance and permission of the Holy
Spirit?
When the Holy Spirit blocks the path we intend
to take,
even if we claim to have a righteous purpose of
preaching the gospel,
if we do not humbly submit to the Spirit's
hindrance
and instead try to observe our right intentions,
is that not pride?
Furthermore, if the Holy Spirit has opened a
path for us to take,
yet we continue to pray for it to be opened,
without discerning it, is that not our folly?
It seems that merely having the right purpose a
nd a right heart's motive is not enough.
It requires the fullness of the Holy Spirit and
spiritual discernment
to follow the right leading of the Spirit
(Ref.: Acts 16:6-10).
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