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...
왜 하나님께서 그리하시는 것일까요 ? 하나님께서 우리에게 질병과 고통을 주십니다 . 그 질병과 고통으로 인해 우리는 입맛을 잃어 아무리 맛있는 음식이라도 쳐다보기가 싫어지며 우리의 몸은 점점 쇠약해져서 뼈와 가죽만 남게 되고 결국 우리는 죽음 직전에 이르게 됩니다 . 왜 하나님께서 그리하시는 것일까요 ? 어쩌면 그 이유는 우리를 깨우치기 위해서 일수도 있습니다 ( 참고 : 욥기 33:19-22, 현대인의 성경 ).