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...
하루 종일 놀고 서 있을 수밖에 없는 일꾼인데 ... 하루 종일 놀고 서 있을 수밖에 없는 일꾼인데 무엇이 관대 주님께서는 저 같은 사람도 불러 주셔서 하나님의 나라를 위하여 일하라고 말씀하셨는지 생각할 때 하나님의 전적인 은혜가 아닐 수 없습니다 ( 참고 : 마태복음 20:1-7, 현대인의 성경 ).