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...
음모를 꾸미는 사람들의 마음 음모를 꾸미는 사람들의 마음은 화덕과 같아서 그 분노가 밤새도록 쌓여 있다가 아침이 되면 타오르는 불처럼 일어납니다 . 그들이 다 화덕처럼 달아올라서 자기들의 지도자를 살해합니다 . 주님의 말씀입니다 : “ 나에게 기도하는 자는 하나도 없구나 ”( 호세아 7:6-7, 현대인의 성경 ).