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...
Let us not criticize. [Matthew 7:1-6] Do you think trust in Korean Christians is gradually declining? If so, why do you think the Korean church is being criticized? On November 16, 2012, at the Reformation Forum (theme: ‘Is it possible for a second Reformation?’) held at the Korean Association of Christian Professors, the most fundamental reason why the Korean church is receiving social criticism is said to be as follows: Because of the separated lives and beliefs of Christians.' Professor In-cheol Han of Yonsei University pointed out that the biggest problem of Korean Protestantism is the 'separation of faith and life', and pointed out that Korean Christians believe in Jesus, but they do not need to live like Jesus. He also pointed out that the most fundamental reason Christians cannot reproduce the life of Jesus is because they believe in Jesus, but do not want to live like Jesus. In other words, his ...