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...
선한 말씀 vs. 불길한 말씀 만일 우리가 스스로 조심하여 우리 하나님을 사랑하므로 하나님을 가까이 하면 하나님께서 우리에게 대하여 말씀하신 모든 선한 말씀이 우리에게 임할 것입니다 . 그러나 만일 우리가 하나님보다 더 사랑하고 더 가까이 하는 우상을 두면 하나님의 모든 불길한 말씀이 우리에게 임할 것입니다 . 순종하면 모든 선한 말씀이 , 불순종하면 모든 불길한 말씀이 신실하게 임할 것입니다 ( 여호수아 23:7-15, 특히 15 절 ).