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...
참 제자들 청함을 받은 천국 잔치에 ( 마 22:2) 사양하지 않고 ( 눅 14:18) 응하는 참 제자들은 (26, 27, 33 절 ) 천국 잔치에 왕이신 ( 마 22:2) 주님을 " 자기 부모와 처자와 형제와 자매와 " 자기의 목숨보다 더 사랑합니다 ( 눅 14:26). 그들은 자기의 십자가를 지고 주님을 따릅니다 (27 절 ). 그들은 자기의 모든 소유를 버리고 (33 절 ) 주님을 따릅니다 . 예수님의 참 제자들은 예수님을 따름에 있어서 제자도의 값 (cost of discipleship) 을 치루기를 헌신합니다 (28-32 절 ).