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...
복음의 진리를 따라 바르게 행하지 않는 우리 교회 지도자들? 위선에 유혹에 넘어가 복음의 진리를 따라 바르게 행하지 않는 우리 교회 지도자들은 비그리스도인처럼 살면서 비그리스도인들을 억지로 그리스도인답게 살게 하려고 하고 있는 것은 아닌지 ... ( 참고 : 갈라디아서 2:14, 현대인의 성경 )