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...
지나치게 조직화 되어가는 교회 교회가 지나치게 조직화 될 때 숨막힐 수가 있습니다 . 너무 조직회 되어서 기계적일 때 교회는 생동력있게 움직일 수가 없습니다 . 교회는 조직 (Organization) 이지만 동시에 교회는 유기체 (Organism) 입니다 . 이 긴장 (tension) 속에서 균형 (balance) 을 이루어 나가야 합니다 . The church is both organism and organization. There is tension between them. And there should be balanced between them. But it seems to me the church is geared more toward organization. Thus we feel like church is a company. There is no vitality!