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...
홀로 주님과 교제하는 시간을 주기적으로 가져야 합니다. 군중을 다 보내신 후에 기도하시려고 혼자 산에 올라가셔서 날이 저문데도 그곳에 홀로 계셨던 예수님을 생각할 때 ( 마태복음 14:23, 현대인의 성경 ) 저는 사람들과 분리하여 홀로 주님과 교제하는 시간을 주기적으로 가져야 한다는 교훈을 다시금 받습니다 . 저의 사역의 중추 (backbone) 는 주님과 홀로 교제하는 시간을 갖는 것이여야 합니다 .