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...
"광야에 외치는 자의 소리" " 선지자 이사야를 통하여 말씀하신 자 " 는 " 광야에 외치는 자의 소리 " 를 내는 자로서 세례 요한은 " 회개하라 천국이 가까이 왔느니라 " 고 외치므로 . " 주의 길을 준비 " 했으며 " 그가 오실 길을 곧게 " 했습니다 ( 마태복음 3:1-3). 바로 우리가 세례 요한처럼 광야와 같은 이 세상에서 ' 회개하라 천국의 왕이신 예수님의 재림이 가까이 왔습니다 ' 라고 외치는 자의 소리를 내는 자들입니다 . 우리는 주님의 길을 준비하며 주님께서 다시 오실 길을 곧게해야 합니다 .