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...
What God has spoken and
planned will certainly come to pass!
We must remember the former things of long ago.
God is God! There is no other god besides Him,
and none can compare to Him.
God has declared the outcome from the beginning,
prophesied long ago what will happen in the
future,
and assured that His plan will not fail but will
accomplish all that He desires.
What God has spoken and planned will certainly
come to pass
(Ref.: Isaiah 46:9-11).
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