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...
조금 전에 참으로 보잘 것 없는 맏사위를 사랑해주셔서 장모님께 카톡으로 전화해주셔서 처남과 함께 생일 축하를 노래불러주신 후 카톡으로 이 복음 성가를 보내주셨습니다 . 지금 계속 듣고 또 듣고 있습니다 . 들을 때에 장모님의 사랑과 약 2 년 전에 우리 곁을 떠나신 장인 어르신이 생각나면서 마음이 뭉클하여 눈물을 나오네요 . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRPQ7SK4CkE&list=RDzl-nNO4A2Pc&index=3