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...
죽임을 당하는 위협 속에 계셨던 예수님은 ... 헤롯은 아기 예수님을 죽이려고 동방에서 예루살렘에 찾아온 박사들에게 " 가서 아기에 대하여 자세히 알아보고 찾거든 내게도 알려주시오 ..." 라고 말했는데 , 대제사장들과 바리새인들은 예수님을 죽일 음모를 꾸미면서 " 누구든지 예수님이 계신 곳을 알면 반드시 알려야 한다는 명령을 내렸 " 습니다 ( 마태복음 2:1, 7-8, 13; 요한복음 11:53, 57, 현대인의 성경 ). 죽임을 당하는 위협 속에 계셨던 예수님은 우리를 살리셔서 영원한 생명을 주시고자 스스로 십자가에 목숨을 버리셨습니다 ( 요한복음 10:15, 28; 요한일서 3:16).