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...
전심으로 하나님께 향하지 않는 자들은 ... 전심으로 하나님께 향하지 않는 자들은 큰 위기 가운데서 하나님을 의지하므로 하나님의 구원의 능력을 경험하지만 그 후에 작는 위기 가운데서는 사람을 의지합니다 . 그리고 그들은 그렇게 하는 것이 하나님 보시기에 망령되이 행하는 것이라는 주님의 종의 책망에 크게 분노하여 그 주님의 종을 핍박합니다 ( 대하 16:7-10).