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...
만일 우리가 하나님의 경고의 말씀을 듣지 않고 우리가 보기에 좋은 대로 계속 행하면 ... 만일 우리가 하나님의 경고의 말씀을 듣지 않고 우리가 보기에 좋은 대로 계속 행하면 우리는 하나님의 사랑의 징계로 인한 재앙을 만나게 될 것입니다 . 그 때 우리는 하나님께서 우리에게 경고하신 말씀이 성취되었는지 알게 될 것입니다 . 그 이유는 하나님께서는 반드시 하나님의 말씀이 이루어질 증거를 우리에게 보여 주실 것이기 때문입니다 ( 참고 : 예레미야 44:28-29, 현대인의 성경 ).