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...
혹시 우리는 바리새인들처럼 고집이 세고 악하기 때문에 아내가 음행한 일도 없는데 ... 예수님께서는 분명히 “ 내가 너희에게 말하지만 음행한 일도 없는데 자기 아내와 이혼하고 다른 여자와 결혼하는 사람은 간음죄를 짓는 것이다 ” 하고 말씀하셨는데 혹시 우리는 바리새인들처럼 고집이 세고 악하기 때문에 아내가 음행한 일도 없는데 그녀와 이혼하고 다른 여자와 결혼하여 간음죄를 짓는 것은 아닌지요 ? ( 참고 : 마태복음 19:7-9, 현대인의 성경 )