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 우리 생각을 따라 옳지 않은 길을 걸어가고 있는 것은 아닌지요 … 주님께서는 하루 종일 팔을 벌리시고 하나님의 자녀들인 우리를 맞을 준비를 하시고 계시는데 우리는 우리 생각을 따라 옳지 않은 길을 걸어가고 있는 것은 아닌지요 … ( 참고 : 이사야 65:2, 현대인의 성경 ).