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...
믿음이 있어보일지라도 실제로는 ... 교회 안에 양심이 마비된 거짓말하는 위선자들은 우울증이 걸린 형제에게 우울증 약도 먹지 말고 믿음으로 기도만 하면 된다고 말합니다 . 그들의 거짓된 말은 믿음이 있어보일지라도 실제로는 하나님이 베풀어주시는 일반 은총도 부인하는 것입니다 ( 참고 : 디모데전서 4:1-3, 현대인의 성경 ).