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...
나를 제일 사랑하시는 하나님께서 지금 나에게 제일 좋은 것으로 주시지 않으시겠나요? 전지하시고 나를 만드신 창조주 하나님은 나를 제일 잘 아십니다 ( 시 139:1-4). 편재하신 임마누엘 하나님은 나와 항상 함께 하십니다 (7-8; 마 1:23). 독생자 예수님까지 십자가에 내어주신 하나님은 나를 제일 사랑하십니다 ( 시 139:17-18; 요 3:16; 롬 8:32). 지금 그 하나님이 나에게 제일 좋은 것으로 주시지 않으시겠습니까 ?