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...
버리시는 사랑을 배우고 싶습니다. 독생하신 예수 그리스도를 십자가에 버리시기까지 우리를 사랑하시는 하나님 아버지의 마음 , 십자가 상에서 ' 하나님이여 , 하나님이여 어찌하여 나를 버리셨나이까 ' 라고 부르짖으시면서 하나님 아버지께 버리심을 받으실 정도로 우리를 사랑하시는 예수 그리스도의 마음 , 내주하시는 성령 하나님께서 저 ( 우리 ) 로 하여금 성부 하나님의 마음과 성자 예수님의 마음을 조금씩 조금씩 깨달아 알게 하시사 주님의 마음을 본받게 해주시길 기원합니다 .