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...
내 확신 보다 중요한 것은 ...? 내 자신이 하나님의 역사하심을 보고 이것은 하나님이 하시는 일이다 라는 확신이 있고 또한 주위에 사랑하는 충성된 사람들이 이것은 하나님이 주신 기회라고 말한다 할찌라도 하나님의 말씀에 근거해서 생각할 때 하나님께서 금하시는 것이면 그 말씀에 순종하는 신앙인이 올바른 신앙인입니다 . 자신의 확신이나 사람들의 말보다 더 중요한 것은 하나님의 말씀입니다 ( 사무엘상 24:4-7, 26:10-12).