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...
우리가 환난 때에도 주님의 구원을 노래할 수 있는 이유는 ... 우리가 환난 때에도 주님의 구원을 노래할 수 있는 이유는 주님께서 우리의 피난처가 되시사 우리를 보호해 주시기 때문입니다 . 그 환난 때에도 주님께서는 우리를 지도하여 우리가 가야 할 길을 가르치고 우리를 지켜보며 인도하십니다 ( 참고 : 시편 32:7-8, 현대인의 성경 ).