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...
The Lord is our King and
our Good Shepherd.
The
Lord is our King and our Good Shepherd.
Therefore,
we must keep the Lord’s words
and
commandments and do them
(Ref.:
Ezekiel 37:24).
The Lord is merciful and
forgiving.
Although
we have not obeyed the Lord and have rebelled against Him
by
not keeping the commandments given through His servants,
the
pastors, our Lord, who is our God, is merciful and forgiving
(Ref.:
Daniel 9:9-10).
The Lord is a great and
awesome God.
The
Lord is a great and awesome God.
He
always keeps His promises and shows unwavering love
to
those who love Him and obey His commands
(Daniel
9:4).
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