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...
죄로 더럽혀진 이 땅의 사람들은 서로 속이고 거짓말을 하고 있습니다 . 죄로 더럽혀진 이 땅의 사람들은 서로 속이고 거짓말을 하고 있습니다 . 심지어 목사들까지도 성도들을 속이고 거짓말을 하고 있습니다 . 그런데 그런 거짓 목사를 참 목사로 생각하고 좋아하는 교인들도 있습니다 ( 참고 : 미가 2:11, 현대인의 성경 ).