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...
거듭나지 못한 세상 사람들은 ... 거듭나지 못한 세상 사람들은 하나님께서 주신 성령을 받지 못하고 세상의 영을 받았기에 영적인 진리를 모르고 또한 영적 분별력과 영적 이해력이 없으므로 하나님의 성령의 일들을 받지 않을 뿐만 아니라 그것들이 그들에게는 어리석게 보일 뿐입니다 ( 고린도전서 2:12-14, 현대인의 성경 ).