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...
정말 끔찍한 죄악을 범하고 있는 교회? 하나님께서는 정말 끔찍한 죄악을 범하고 있는 교회에게 재앙을 내려 우리를 벌하려고 하십니다 . 그러므로 우리는 모두 악한 길에서 돌아서고 우리 태도와 행실을 바르게 고쳐야 합니다 ( 참고 : 예레미야 18:11, 13, 현대인의 성경 ).