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...
변질되기보다 변화 받아야 합니다. 스스로 보잘것 없는 존재로 여기던 사울 왕은 하나님의 명령을 거역하고 범죄한 후에는 " 적어도 내 백성의 지도자들과 모든 이스라엘 군중 앞에서 만이라도 나를 높여 주시요 " 라고 사무엘에게 요청을 했습니다 ( 사무엘상 15:17, 30, 현대인의 성경 ). 한 마디로 , 사울은 변질되었습니다 . 겸손하던 자가 교만해진 것입니다 . 교만하던 자가 계속해서 겸손해져야지 , 겸손하던 자가 계속해서 교만해지면 안 됩니다 .