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...
하나님의 말씀을 맛있는 음식처럼 받아 먹어야 합니다. 주님을 섬기는 종은 주님께서 말씀하실 때 그 말씀을 맛있는 음식처럼 받아먹습니다 . 그 이유는 그 말씀이 그의 마음의 기쁨과 즐거움이 되기 때문입니다 ( 참고 : 예레미야 15:16, 현대인의 성경 ).