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...
Why do we think we can't
bear the trials we face?
Certainly, the Bible
states,
"God is faithful;
he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear ..."
So why do we think we
cannot bear the trials we face?
What is the reason we
lack the ability to endure?
Could it be that we do
not believe in the faithful God who gives us the ability to endure?
Could it be that we are
not living by faith but by sight?
(1 Corinthians 10:13; 2
Corinthians 5:7)
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