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...
더욱더 하나님의 말씀의 송이꿀보다 단 맛을 맛보면서 신앙생활을 하는데 헌신합니다 . 새해 2024 년을 맞이하여 저는 하나님이 주시는 은혜대로 더욱더 하나님의 말씀의 송이꿀보다 단 맛을 맛보면서 신앙생활을 하는데 헌신합니다 . 그러한 가운데 저의 기도 제목은 하나님께서 저에게 송이꿀과 같은 달콤한 하나님의 신적 지혜를 주시길 기원합니다 . 그리하면 저에게는 성경 말씀대로 밝은 미래가 있을 것이며 저의 희망은 끊어지지 않을 줄 믿습니다 ( 참고 : 잠언 24:14, 현대인의 성경 ).