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...
예수님의 마음은 어떠하 셨었을까요 ? 세례 요한의 제자들이 와서 요한의 시체를 가져다가 장사하고 예수님께 가서 이 일을 알렸습니다 . 예수님은 그 말을 들으시고 혼자 배를 타고 조용한 곳으로 가셨습니다 ( 마태복음 14:12-13, 현대인의 성경 ). 요한의 제자들이 머리와 몸이 분리되 있었을 자기들의 스승인 세례 요한의 지체를 가져다가 장사했었을 때 그들의 심정은 어떠하였었을까요 ? 혼자 배를 타고 조용한 곳으로 가신 예수님의 마음은 어떠하 셨었을까요 ?