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...
어떻게 친구에게 그렇게 말할수 있을까요? 욥은 " 혹시 내 아들들이 죄를 범하여 마음으로 하나님을 욕되게 하였을까 " 봐 " 그들을 불러다가 성결하게 하되 아침에 일어나서 그들의 명수대로 번제를 드렸 " 습니다 . " 욥의 행위가 항상 이러 " 했습니다 ( 욥기 1:5). 그런데 그 자녀들이 다 죽었습니다 (18-19 절 ). 이해가 안되는 것은 욥의 친구 중 빌닷은 욥에게 와서 이렇게 말했습니다 : " 네 자녀들이 주께 죄를 지었으므로 주께서 그들을 그 죄에 버려두셨 " 다 (8:4).