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...
낙담하지 않고 담대하게! 구원의 하나님을 믿고 그 하나님의 구원의 확신을 가지고 있는 자는 인생의 " 골리앗 " 과 같은 두려운 상황 속에서도 " 낙담하지 " 않고 오히려 담대하게 그 " 골리앗 " 과 같은 상황으로 나아가 마침내 승리합니다 ( 삼상 17:32-37, 50).