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...
하나님께서 우리에게 약속하신 말씀을 반드시 이루시는 이유는 ... 하나님께서 우리에게 약속하신 말씀을 반드시 이루시는 이유는 우리가 하나님의 계명을 지켜서가 아니라 오직 하나님의 은혜로 우리가 오직 예수 그리스도를 믿음으로 의롭다는 인정을 받았기 때문입니다 ( 참고 : 로마서 4:13; 에베소서 2:8, 현대인의 성경 ).