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...
부드러운 말씀, 부드러운 마음? 하나님은 사랑의 징계로 죄를 짓고 회개하지 않는 우리를 광야로 데리고 가셔서 부드러운 말씀으로 타이르십니다 ( 호세아 2:14, 현대인의 성경 ). 우리는 하나님의 말씀을 듣고 마음이 부드러워져서 하나님 앞에서 겸비하여 통곡하며 회개해야 합니다 ( 열왕기하 22:19).