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...
The secret of victory [Psalms 18:28-42] Yesterday at 8 o’clock in the evening, there was a soccer game between the Korean national team and LA Galaxy. One of the controversial focal points was whether to use a “three-back” or “four-back” defense system. The three-back defense system is typical and familiar to the Korean players, and the four-back defense system is the new defense system to them. It is said that during the 2002 World Cup, Hiddink also tried to use the four-back defense system, but was unable to adapt to it, so he returned to three-back defense system. Professor Lee Yong-soo, Sejong University, who was the chairman of the technical committee at that time, said, ‘In fact, whether it is a three-back or four-back is an inappropriate classification of the dichotomy. Although Hiddink used a three-back,...