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...
With pure love … (1)
Love must be sincere.
Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
Be devoted to one another in love.
Honor one another above yourselves
(Romans 12:9, 15).
With pure love … (2)
I pray that we will help the poor believers with
sincere love
and that we will work hard to welcome guests
(Romans 12:9, 13).
Church members who love
the Lord’s church with pure love
Those who love the Lord and His church, which is
His body,
with sincere love and without deceit,
use the different gifts they have been given by
God's grace
with humility, faithfully maintaining unity as
one body in Christ
(Romans 12:5-9).
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