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...
하나님의 매가 예비된 사람들 하나님의 매가 예비된 사람들은 부당하게 재물을 모으는 사람들과 가난한 자들을 착취하는 부자들과 거짓말하는 데 익숙한 자들입니다 . 하나님께서 이러한 사람들을 매로 때려서 상하게 하시고 그들의 죄로 말미암아 그들을 황폐하게 하실 것입니다 ( 미가 6:10-13, 현대인의 성경 ).