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...
믿음으로 감사하는 한 사람과 함께 있으면서 ... 과거에 좋았던 시절을 들먹이면서 현재를 불평하는 여러 사람들과 함께 있으면서 나쁜 영향을 받아 함께 불평하기보다 충분히 불평할 수 있어 보이는 상황에서도 하나님을 신뢰하면서 믿음으로 감사하는 한 사람과 함께 있으면서 선한 영향을 받아 함께 감사하는 것이 훨씬 낫습니다 ( 참고 : 민수기 11:4-6, 현대인의 성경 ).