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...
주님과 주님의 교회를 위하여 헌신적으로 섬기기만 하면 가정은 돌보지 않아도(희생해도) 된다고 배웠던 교회 전통 때문에 ... 누구든지 부모에게 드려야 할 것은 하나님께 드렸다고만 하면 부모를 공경하지 않아도 된다고 가르쳤던 바리새인들과 서기관들처럼 위선자들은 주님과 주님의 교회를 위하여 헌신적으로 섬기기만 하면 가정은 돌보지 않아도 ( 희생해도 ) 된다고 배웠던 교회 전통 때문에 하나님의 말씀을 헛되게 한 것은 아닌가요 ? ( 참고 : 마태복음 15:5-7, 현대인의 성경 )