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...
흠 없는 자기 자신을 하나님께 드린 그리스도의 피가 ... 영원하신 성령님을 통해 흠 없는 자기 자신을 하나님께 드린 그리스도의 피가 죽음에 이르게 하는 행위에서 우리의 양심을 깨끗하게 하여 살아 계신 하나님을 섬기게 하였습니다 ( 히브리서 9:14, 현대인의 성경 ).