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...
이런 고생과 슬픔을 겪으며 수치 가운데 나날을 보내는가 라는 생각이 들 때 ... 내가 무엇 때문에 이 세상에 태어나서 이런 고생과 슬픔을 겪으며 수치 가운데 나날을 보내는가 라는 생각이 들 때 우리는 사람들에게 멸시와 천대를 받으시고 슬픔과 고통을 당하신 예수 그리스도를 믿음으로 바라보아야 합니다 ( 참고 : 예레미야 20:18; 이사야 53:8; 히브리서 12:2, 현대인의 성경 )