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...
감사하는 이유가 다를 수 있습니다. 예수님의 말씀에 순종하여 병 나음을 받은 사마리아인은 하나님께 영광을 돌리며 돌아와 예수님의 발 앞에 엎드려 감사를 드렸는데 ( 눅 17:15-16) 성전에 올라간 바리새인은 " 따로 서서 ' 하나님 , 나는 다른 사람들처럼 사기꾼도 아니고 정직하지 못하거나 간음하는 사람도 아니며 또 이 세무원과도 같지 않음을 감사합니다 " 라고 기도했습니다 (18:11, 현대인의 성경 ).