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...
이것으로 진리의 영과 거짓의 영을 분별할 수 있습니다. 세상에 속한 사람들은 세상 일을 말하는 거짓 예언자들의 말을 듣습니다 . 그러나 하나님을 아는 우리는 하나님께 속하였으므로 하나님의 말씀을 듣습니다 . 우리는 이것으로 진리의 영과 거짓의 영을 분별할 수 있습니다 ( 요한일서 4:5-6, 현대인의 성경 ).