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...
수명의 한계? 주님께서는 인생의 사는 날과 달 수를 미리 정하시고 아무도 그 이상은 이 세상 (This Age) 에서 더 살지 못하도록 수명의 한계를 정해 놓으셨습니다 ( 욥기 14:5, 현대인의 성경 ). 그러나 주님께서는 예수 그리스도를 믿게 하시므로 구원하신 ( 에베소서 2:8) 하나님의 자녀들을 ( 요한일서 3:1) 다가오는 세상 (Coming Age) 에서 수명의 한계가 없이 영원히 살게 하셨습니다 ( 요한복음 4:14, 공동번역 ).