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...
속히 망하는 방법? 속히 망하는 방법은 ( 여호수아 23:16) 하나님을 가까이 하지 않고 (8 절 ) 우리 중에 거하는 불신자들을 가까이 하여 더불어 혼인하며 서로 왕래하고 (12 절 ) 또한 그들의 신들을 이름을 부르고 그신들을 가리켜 맹세하며 그신을 섬겨서 그것들에게 절하므로 (7 절 ) 하나님께서 우리에게 명령하신 언약을 범하는 것입니다 (16 절 ).