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...
“죄 없는 사람”을 “죄인”으로 단정하고자 “안식일에 규정”을 어기는지 유심히 지켜보고 있다가 정죄할 구실을 찾습니다. 바리새인들처럼 사람들이 만든 “ 안식일의 규정 ” 을 확고히 믿고 따르며 “ 안식일에 해서는 안 될 일 ” 들을 철저히 지키는 사람들은 예수님의 말씀은 “ 내가 자비를 원하고 제사를 원치 않는다 ” 는 말씀이 무슨 뜻인지 모르고 있기에 ( 관심도 없기에 ?) “ 죄 없는 사람 ” 을 “ 죄인 ” 으로 단정하고자 “ 안식일에 규정 ” 을 어기는지 유심히 지켜보고 있다가 정죄할 구실을 찾습니다 ( 참고 : 마태복음 12:2, 5, 7, 10, 현대인의 성경 ).