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...
목사님들이 많으면 많을수록 주님께 더 많이 범죄하고 있는 것은 아닐까요 ? 혹시 지금 교회가 교회의 머리가 되시는 주님을 아는 지식이 없으므로 망하고 있는 것은 아닐까요 ? 혹시 지금 교회의 목사님들이 주님을 인정하지 않고 주님의 계명을 잊어버리지 않았나요 ? 그래서 목사님들이 많으면 많을수록 주님께 더 많이 범죄하고 있는 것은 아닐까요 ? 만일 그렇다면 주님은 목사님들의 영광을 수치로 바꾸실 것입니다 ( 참고 : 호세아 4:6-7, 현대인의 성경 ).