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...
흑암이 우리의 유일한 친구가 되었을 때 ... 주님께서 우리의 사랑하는 자들과 친구들이 우리를 버리게 하셨으므로 흑암이 우리의 유일한 친구가 되었을 때 우리는 충분히 주님께서 우리를 버리시고 주님의 얼굴을 우리에게 숨기셨다고 생각할 수 있습니다 . 그럼에도 불구하고 우리는 흑암 가운데서도 주님의 기적을 사모해야 합니다 . 그러므로 마치 죽은 자가 일어나는 것처럼 우리가 흑암에서 건짐을 받아 빛 가운데서 주님을 찬양할 수 있길 기원합니다 ( 참고 : 시편 88:10, 14, 18, 현대인의 성경 ).