We are taught that we must become upright people who, in God’s sight, are blameless and fully keep His commandments. “In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly” [(Modern Translation: “When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah of the division of Abijah, and his wife Elizabeth also came from the family of Aaron. They were righteous before God and faithfully kept all the Lord’s commandments and regulations without fault”)] (Luke 1:5–6). While meditating on this passage, I would like to draw out the lessons given to us: (1) The author of Luke’s Gospel, Luke, first wrote to Theophilus about John the Baptist’s parents. The father’s name was “Zechariah” (meaning, “The LORD remembers...
주님은 선하사 선을 행하십니다.
"주는 선하사 선을 행하시오니 ..." (시편 119편 68절).
하나님은 선하시기에 우리에게 선을 행하십니다.
우리고 고난 당할 때에도 하나님은 우리에게 선을 행하십니다(67, 71절).
과연 우리에게 고난을 허락하시는 하나님의 선하신 뜻은 무엇일까요?
그것은 우리로 하여금 하나님의 계명을 "배우게" 하시려는 것입니다(71절).
그것은 우리로 하여금 순종함을 배우게 하기 위해서입니다(히 5:8).
그것은 우리에게
"지식"(바른 판단력)을
주시기 위해서 입니다(시 119:66).
그것은 하나님께서 우리를 선대하시고 계시다는 것을 깨닫게 하시기 위해서입니다(65절).
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