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...
예수님께서 십자가에 죽으심을 기억하고 기념하는 성금요일 예배, 예수님께서 죽음에서 다시 살아나심을 기억하고 기념하는 부활주일 예배, 그러면 성금요일과 부활 주일 사이에 낀 오늘 토요새벽기도회 예배는 예수님의 무엇을 기억하고 기념해야 하는 것인가요? 우리는 "사흘 동안 땅 속에 있"으셨던 예수님을 기억하고 기념해야 합니다. "요나가 밤낮 사흘 동안 큰 물고기 뱃속에 있었던 것 같이 인자도 밤낮 사흘 동안 땅 속에 있으리라" (마태복음 12장 40절). https://youtu.be/7b8bNDPgEso?si=h4SCyXgoZOENpPna