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...
그리하면 될 것 같아도 ... 죽어 땅에 묻였지만 그 영혼이 지옥에서 고통을 당하는 중에 주님께 제발 부탁하여 죽었다가 살아난 주님이 품에 안겨 있는 사람을 내 식구에게 보내 그들에게 경고하여 회개하므로 내 남은 식구만이라도 이 고통받는 곳에 오지 않게 해주시면 될 것 같아도 하나님의 말씀을 듣지 않는 그 식구는 비록 죽은 사람이 다시 살아난다고 해도 믿지 않을 것입니다 ( 누가복음 16:22-31, 현대인의 성경 ).