Those Who Bring Good News Must Also Rebuke in Love “But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias , his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done, Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.” ( Luke 3:18–20 ) As I meditate on these verses, I wish to receive the lesson contained in them. (1) John the Baptist, who proclaimed “good news” to the people (Luke 3:18), rebuked “ Herod the tetrarch ” (v.19)—the same Herod Antipas mentioned in verse 1 (Hokmah)—because of “ his marriage to Herodias , his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done” (v.19). (a) The phrase “ his brother’s wife Herodias ” (v.19) refers to the fact that Herod took his brother Philip’s wife, Herodias (Matt. 14:4; Mark 6:17). Around A.D. 26, Herod divorced his first wife—the daughter of King Aretas of Arabia —and...
언젠가 주님의 때에 내가 승리장로교회를 떠나기 전에 드리고 싶은 기도 내가 언젠가 주님의 때에 승리장로교회를 떠나기 전에 마음 속으로라도 남아 있는 성도님들을 생각할 때 주님께서 그들의 믿음을 지켜주셔서 그 중에 한명도 멸망당하지 않고 영생을 얻을 뿐만 아니라 당회가 주님 안에서 하나인 것처럼 그들도 주님 안에서 하나게 되게 하여주시길 간구하고 싶습니다 ( 참고 : 요한복음 17:11-12, 현대인의 성경 ).