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...
하나님의 집에서 영원히 살 성도들 하나님의 집에서 영원히 살 성도들은 하나님을 찾는 자들이요 하나님께 경배하는 자들입니다 . 그들은 오로지 행동과 생각이 깨끗하고 순수하며 우상을 숭배하지 않고 거짓으로 맹세하지 않습니다 . 그들은 하나님께 복을 받고 구원의 하나님께 의로운 자로 인정받을 것입니다 ( 참고 : 시편 23:6; 24:4-6, 현대인의 성경 ).