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...
우리를 긍휼히 여기시는 하나님 비록 우리가 돌이켜 말없이 하나님을 신뢰하여 구원을 바고 힘을 얻기를 원하지 않을지라도 하나님께서는 아직도 우리가 돌아오기를 기다리고 계시며 우리에게 사랑을 베푸시려고 하십니다 . 그 이유는 하나님은 우리를 긍휼히 여기려 하시기 때문입니다 . 정의의 하나님을 기다리는 자마다 복이 있습니다 ( 이사야 30:15, 18, 현대인의 성경 ).