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...
"실로암" 날 때부터 소경 된 사람은 예수님의 말씀대로 " 실로암 ( 번역하면 보냄을 받았다는 뜻 )" 으로 가서 씻었습니다 . 성경은 " 그래서 소경은 가서 씻고 눈을 뜨고 돌아왔다 " 고 말씀하고 있는데 앞을 못보는 그가 실로암까지 갔었을 때와 눈을 뜨게 되어 돌아왔었을 때의 마음은 어떠했었을까요 ? ( 요한복음 9:7, 현대인의 성경 ) 보냄을 받은 우리는 우리를 보내신 주님의 말씀을 보이는 것으로 순종하지 않고 믿음으로 순종합니다 ( 고린도후서 5:7, 현대인의 성경 ). " 눈물로 씨를 뿌리는 자는 기쁨으로 거두리라 "( 시편 126:5, 현대인의 성경 )