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...
화평을 말하나 마음에는 악독이 있는 악인들 ... 그 이웃에게 화평을 말하나 마음에는 악독이 있는 악을 행하는 자들로 인해 고통을 당하고 있을 때 우리의 마음은 " 나의 힘과 나의 방패 " 가 되시는 하나님을 의지하여 도움을 얻습니다 . 그러므로 우리의 마음이 크게 기뻐하며 우리의 노래로 하나님을 찬송합니다 ( 시편 28:3, 7).