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...
그리스도께 하나님을 위해 영원히 살아 계시듯이 ... 그리스도께서 죄에 대하여 단 한 번 죽으시고 하나님을 위해 영원히 살아 계시듯이 우리도 죄에 대해서는 죽은 사람이지만 하나님을 위해서는 그리스도 예수님 안에서 살아 있는 자들로서 이미 영원한 생명을 가졌고 앞으로도 영원히 살 것입니다 ( 요한복음 6:51; 로마서 6:10-11; 요한일서 5:14, 현대인의 성경 )