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...
빼앗은 것으로 자기 배를 채우면 아니됩니다. 남의 것을 빼앗은 것으로 자기 집을 채우는 사람들과 우리는 함께 길에 다니지도 말고 우리 발을 금하여 그 길을 밟지 말아야 합니다 ( 잠언 1:13, 15). 도둑질한 물이 달듯이 (9:17) 남의 것을 빼앗자는 사탄의 꾐을 우리는 따르지 말아야 합니다 (1:10). 사탄의 꾐은 다른 교회 교인을 도둑질하여 내 교회당을 채우라는 것이다 . 그러나 나는 남의 교인을 빼앗는 것으로 주님의 예배당을 채우는 목사가 되지 말아야 한다 . 그리고 나는 교인 - 도둑질하는 목사님들과 함께 다니지 말아야 한다 .