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...
젊었을 때 우리에게 고난의 멍에를 메게 하신 것은 ... 젊었을 때 우리에게 고난의 멍에를 메게 하신 것은 우리로 하여금 하나님 앞에 혼자 앉아서 잠잠히 기다림으로 인내를 가르쳐 주시며 훈련을 시키시기 위해서입니다 ( 참고 : 예레미야 애가 3:27-28, 현대인의 성경 ).