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...
인격이 연단되지 못하므로 예수님을 닮아가는데 더딥니다. 하나님의 영광에 참여할 희망이 결핍된 성도는 고난 중에서 기뻐하지 못하고 그 고난을 무익되게 하므로 인내를 배우지 못하고 인격이 연단되지 못하므로 예수님을 닮아가는데 더딥니다 ( 참고 : 로마서 5:2-4, 현대인의 성경 ).