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...
참고 견디는 인내의 한계를 절실히 느낄 때 영혼의 번민과 종일토록 마음의 근심을 참고 견디는 인내의 한계를 절실히 느낄 때 ( 시편 13:1-2) 나는 흔들릴 수 밖에 없습니다 (4 절 ). 그 때 내 마음에 몰려오는 두려움은 내가 죽는 것 (3 절 ) 과 내 원수 ( 마귀 ?) 가 나를 이겼다고 말하며 기뻐할까봐 두렵습니다 (4 절 ). " 여호와 내 하나님이여 나를 생각하사 응답하시고 나의 눈을 밝히소서 "(3 절 ).