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...
우리의 허물과 죄악 때문에 ... 뉴스를 통해서 법정 판결이 " 사형 " 이란 소식을 들으면 우리는 그 사형수에 대하여 사형 받을 만한 죄를 범했다고 생각합니다 . 아마 어느 누구도 그 사람이 사형을 당하는 것이 자기 죄 때문이라고 생각하는 사람은 없을 것입니다 . 예수님 당시 유대인들이 그랬습니다 . 그들은 예수님이 마땅히 십자가에 죽어야 한다고 생각했습니다 . 그들은 예수가 신성모독 죄와 성전모독 죄로 하나님께 저주를 받아 마땅히 십자가에 죽어야 한다고 생각했습니다 . 그러나 죄 없으신 예수님은 우리의 허물과 죄악 때문에 십자가에 죽으셨습니다 ( 이사야 53 장 5 절 ).