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...
"왜 여러분 자신을 가르치지 못합니까?" “그런 여러분이 남은 가르치면서도 왜 여러분 자신은 가르치지 못합니까 ? 도둑질하지 말라고 하는 여러분이 도둑질하고” ( 로마서 2 장 21 절 , 현대인의 성경 ). 가르치는 자세보다 배우는 자세가 더 중요합니다 . 성도님들을 가르치려고 하기 전에 우리 자신을 가르쳐야 합니다 . 영적 거울인 하나님의 말씀에 우리 자신을 부지런히 살펴보아야 합니다 ( 자아반영 , 자아성찰 ). 잘 배우는 자가 잘 가르치는 자입니다 .