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...
기억하십시다. 당신이 아직 젊을 때 젊음을 마음껏 즐기며 인생을 즐겁게 살되 사람이 아무리 오래 살아도 언젠가는 죽음의 날이 있을 것을 기억하며 또한 당신의 창조자를 기억하십시오 . 육은 본래의 흙으로 돌아가고 영은 그것을 주신 하나님께로 돌아가기 전에 당신의 창조자를 기억하십시오 ( 전도서 11:8, 9; 12:1, 7).