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...
마음의 오염을 극복하길 원합니다. 환경을 오염시키고 있는 것도 심각한 문제이지만 우리 마음과 생각을 세상 것들로 오염시키고 있는 것은 더 심각한 문제입니다 . 이 심각한 문제를 극복하기 위해서 우리는 우리의 마음과 생각을 하나님의 말씀에 흠뻑 적셔야 합니다 . Polluting our minds and thoughts by the worldly things can be deadly to our spiritual life. In order to overcome, we must saturated our minds and thoughts with the Word of God.