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...
둘 중에 하나를 선택해야 합니다. 하나님께서는 우리에게 이렇게 말씀하고 계십니다 : " 너희가 어느 때까지 둘 사이에서 머뭇머뭇하려느냐 여호와가 만일 하나님이면 그를 따르고 바알이 만일 하나님이면 그를 따를지니라 " ( 왕상 18:21). 우리는 비겁한 침묵을 해서는 안됩니다 . 우리는 둘 중에 하나를 택해야 합니다 . 하나님입니까 ? 아니면 돈입니까 ? ( 마 6:24) 더 이상 둘 사이에서 머뭇머뭇해서는 안됩니다 .