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...
나의 몸의 어느 한 부분이라도 죄의 도구가 되게 해서는 아니 되는데 ... 죄가 나의 몸을 지배하지 못하게 하여 악한 욕망을 따르지 않도록 해야 하는데 , 나의 몸의 어느 한 부분이라도 죄의 도구가 되게 해서는 아니 되는데 , 나의 몸을 하나님께 의의 무기로 드려야 하는데 ... ( 로마서 6:12-13, 현대인의 성경 )