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...
하나님 아버지는 누구를 더 기뻐하신 것일까? " 하나님께서 기뻐하신다면 이제 ( 십자가에 못박힌 예수를 ) 구원하실 테지 " 라고 대제사장들과 서기관들과 장로들은 말했습니다 ( 마태복음 27:43, 현대인의 성경 ). 그러나 하나님 아버지의 뜻은 " 내 사랑하는 아들이요 내 기뻐하는 자 "( 마태복음 3:17) 인 하나님의 아들 예수 그리스도를 십자가에서 구원하시므로 살리시지 않으시고 , 대신 영적으로 죽었고 또한 영원히 죽을 수 밖에 없었던 우리를 사랑하시고 기뻐하시므로 구원하시사 영원한 생명을 주셨습니다 .