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...
"사탄(The Devil)은 매우 현실적이며 또한 교활하다. 종종 사탄의 전략은 사데를 정복한 자들과 같다. 안으로 들어가서 문을 여는 것이다. 사탄은 아주 천천히 그리고 미묘하게 당신이 하나님 이외의 것을 갈망하도록 유혹하고, 당신을 내면으로부터 변화시킨다. 그래서 당신이 삶의 중심을 이 시대의 우상에 집중하도록 만든다. 그런 다음 사탄이 하는 일은 당신으로 하여금 정상적인 코스에서 한 단계 벗어나게 하는 것이며, 시간이 지남에 따라 점차적으로 당신은 하나님과 점점 더 멀어지는 자신을 발견하게 될 것이다. "
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