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...
고난과 환난 중에도 즐거워할 수 있습니다? 하나님의 영광인 예수님의 재림과 영광스러운 몸을 입고 새하늘과 새땅에 들어가 주님과 함께 영원히 살 것이라는 확실한 소망이 강하면 강할수록 우리는 고난과 환난 중에도 하나님의 은혜와 성령님의 도우심과 주님께서 붙잡아 주시므로 충분이 즐거워 할 수 있습니다 ( 로마서 5 장 2-3 절 ). ( 오늘 수요기도회 때 원로 목사님의 설교를 들은 후 )