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...
천국과 같은 공동체 (heavenly community) 천국과 같은 공동체(heavenly community)는 예수님의 이중계명(Jesus' twofold commandment)대로 하나님을 마음과 목숨과 뜻을 다하여 사랑하면서 이웃을 자신 같이 사랑하는 형제, 자매들이 한 마음과 한 뜻으로 주님 안에서의 참된 교제(true fellowship)를 나누면서 성령님이 하나 되게 하신 것(the unity of the Spirit)을 힘써 지킵니다 (마태복음 22:37, 39; 사도행전 2:42-47; 고린도전서 1:10; 에베소서 4:3).