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...
우리는 복을 받은 자들입니다(민 22:12). 우리가 " 아직 연약할 때에 ", 우리가 " 아직 죄인되었을 때 ", 우리가 하나님과 " 원수 되었을 때에 " 하나님의 아들이신 예수 그리스도께서 우리를 위하여 죽으심으로 우리가 예수님의 피로 말미암아 의롭다하심을 받았고 , 우리가 하나님과 화목하게 되었습니다 ( 롬 5:6-10). 이렇게 하나님께서는 우리에 대한 자기의 사랑을 확증하셨습니다 (8 절 ).