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...
주님의 이름을 위하여 이 죄인을 불쌍히 여겨주시길 기원합니다 . 내가 하나님의 말씀을 전하고 그 말씀을 속히 떠나 하나님께 범죄했음을 생각할 때 진심으로 주님의 은혜를 구할 수밖에 없습니다 . 주님께서 주님의 이름을 위하여 이 죄인을 불쌍히 여겨주시길 기원합니다 . 주님께서 이 죄인의 마음을 돌이켜 주님의 교훈을 따르게 하여 주시길 기원합니다 ( 참고 : 시편 119:58-59, 현대인의 성경 ).