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...
겉과 속이 다른 사람 겉과 속이 다른 사람 , 겉으로는 반가워 하고 사랑하는 것 같아 보이는데 마음으로는 싫어하고 짜증내며 귀찮아 하는 것 , 이런 사람과는 주님 안에서 마음과 마음이 이어지는 진정한 교제를 할 수가 없습니다 . 그러나 주님께서 만나게 하시는 진실된 사람들과 교제하는 것은 큰 기쁨입니다 .