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...
돌변하는 우리의 사랑 vs. 변찮는 주님의 사랑 다말을 향한 암논의 사랑은 돌변하여 암논은 다말을 사랑할 때의 그 사랑보다 더한 증오심으로 그녀는 미워했듯이 ( 사무엘하 13:15, 현대인의 성경 ) 우리의 이웃 사랑도 수시도 돌변하여 미워할 때가 있지만 우리를 향하신 주님의 사랑은 변함이 없습니다 . 새 찬송가 270 장 “ 변찮는 주님의 사랑과 ” 1 절 가사입니다 : “ 변찮는 주님의 사랑과 거룩한 보혈의 공로를 우리 다 찬양을 합시다 주님을 만나볼 때까지 .”