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...
아내가 왜 우는지 조차도 모르는 남편? 남편 엘가나는 자기의 아내 한나는 왜 우는지 몰랐습니다 . 그는 한나가 식사를 하지 않을 정도로 한나가 슬퍼하는지 그 이유를 알지못했습니다 . 그러면서 엘가나는 자식이 없는 자기의 아내 한나에게 자기가 10 명의 아들보다 낫다고 생각하여 그리 말했습니다 ( 사무엘상 1:8, 현대인의 성경 ). 아내가 왜 우는지 조차도 모르는 우리 남편들은 결코 아내를 위로하며 기쁘게 할 수가 없습니다 .