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...
진실된 목사 진실된 목사는 하나님의 말씀을 그대로 대언하므로 하루 종일 조롱거리가 되어 모든 사람들에게 비웃음을 사고 주님의 말씀 때문에 하루 종일 수치와 모욕을 당한다 할지라도 계속해서 하나님의 말씀을 신실하게 전합니다 ( 참고 : 예레미야 20:7-8, 현대인의 성경 ).