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...
자기 이익만 추구하는 몰지각한 목자들은 아닌지요 ? 혹시 교회의 지도자들은 다 소경이요 누워서 꿈이나 꾸고 잠자기를 좋아하며 무지하여 짖지 못하는 벙어리 개와 같으며 또한 욕심꾸러기 개처럼 만족할 줄 모르며 수단과 방법을 가리지 않고 자기 이익만 추구하는 몰지각한 목자들은 아닌지요 ? ( 참고 : 이사야 56:10-11, 현대인의 성경 )