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...
고립시켜야 합니다. 교회 안에서 지속적으로 죄를 범하면서 온 공동체에 나쁜 영향을 까치는 지체와는 영적 교제 뿐만 아니라 식탁 교제까지 끊으므로 고립시킬 필요가 있다 ( 고전 5:11). 그 목적으로 그 / 녀로 하여금 부끄럽게 하므로 말미암아 ( 살후 3:14) 자신의 죄를 깨닫고 회개하게 하기 위해서이다 .