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...
마귀의 목적 vs. 하나님의 목적 "... 마귀의 목적은 아무것도 희망하지 못하게 하기 위해서이고 , 하나님의 목적은 세상의 일시적인 것에 희망을 두지 못하게 하기 위해서이다 . 하나님은 더 큰 희망 , 곧 우리가 창조된 본래의 목적을 위해 우리가 붙들고 있는 작은 희망들을 하나씩 버리게 만드신다 ." ( 마크 데버 , " 확실한 하나님의 최후 승리 " in " 복음을 부끄러워하지 않는 그리스도인 ")