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...
사랑은 모든 것을 견딥니다. 사랑은 모든 것을 견딥니다 ( 고린도전서 13:7). 사랑은 시험을 견뎌냅니다 ( 야고보서 1:12, 현대인의 성경 ). 사랑은 고난을 견뎌냅니다 ( 고린도후서 1:6, 현대인의 성경 ). 사랑은 우리를 종으로 삼거나 착취하거나 이용하거나 우리에게 거만을 떨거나 우리의 뺨을 쳐도 잘 참고 견딥니다 ( 고린도후서 11:20, 현대인의 성경 ). 사랑은 하나님의 말씀을 마음 속 깊이 간직하여 그 말씀 때문에 고통이나 핍박이 오면 견딥니다 ( 참고 : 마태복음 13:21, 현대인의 성경 ). 사랑은 하나님의 영광스러운 힘을 통해 오는 모든 능력으로 우리가 강해져서 모든 일을 기쁨으로 참고 견딥니다 ( 골로새서 1:11, 현대인의 성경 ).