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...
사랑하는 사람에게 거절(rejection)을 당하는 것보다 자기 자신을 거절하는 것이 더 고통스럽습니다. 그 고통 속에서 저는 하나님 아버지의 받아들이심의 사랑과 은혜를 누리고 있습니다. It is more painful to reject myself than to be rejected by someone you love. In that pain, I enjoy the love and grace of God the Father’s acceptance.