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...
버릇 안좋은 자녀를 단속해야 합니다. 우리 자녀가 본래 안좋은 버릇이 있어서 하나님께 경고를 받았음에도 불구하고 우리가 부모로서 그 자녀를 단속하지 아니하면( 출 21:29, 36) 우리의 자녀는 엘리 제사장의 아들들처럼 될 것입니다( 삼상 2:12-17). 우리는 우리의 자녀를 하나님 보다 더 중히 여겨서는 아니됩니다(29 절 ).