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...
믿음으로 하나님의 명령에 지체없이 순종해야 하는데 ... 하나님께서는 노아에게 방주를 만들라고 명하셨고 믿음으로 노아는 아직 보이지 않은 일들에 대하여 하나님의 경고를 받고 그분을 두려워하는 마음으로 하나님이 자기에게 명령하신 대로 지체없이 배를 만들었습니다 ( 창세기 6:14-16, 22; 히브리서 11:7, 현대인의 성경 ). 노아가 배를 만드는 동안 하나님께서는 참고 기다리셨습니다 ( 베드로전서 3:20, 현대인의 성경 ). 그 결과 홍수 때 노아의 가족 여덟 명은 구원을 받았습니다 ( 베드로전서 3:20, 현대인의 성경 ). 그래서 그는 세상에 죄가 있음을 선언하였고 믿음에 의한 의의 상속자가 되었습니다 ( 히브리서 11:7, 현대인의 성경 ).