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...
나 혼자 살자고 함께하지 않고 도망한다면? 우리가 접한 위태한 상황이 길어지고 우리가 아무리 애써도 그 위기의 상황에서 벗어날 기미가 보이지 않을 때 우리 중에서는 절망 중에 도망 ( 도피 ) 하려고 시도하려는 사람들이 있을 수 있습니다 . 그러나 그들이 공동체와 함께하지 않고 자기들만 살겠다고 도망하려고 하면 하나님께서 그 공동체 전체를 구원하시려는 뜻을 이루시지 않을 수도 있습니다 ( 사도행전 27:9, 18, 20, 30-31).