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...
지옥행 급행 열차를 타는 것이나 다름없습니다. 지혜 없는 어리석은 젊은이는 간교하고 음란한 여자의 유혹에 넘어가 그녀를 따라가되 소가 도살장으로 가는 것 같고 사슴이 올가미 속으로 뛰어들어가는 것 같으므로 화살이 그의 심장을 꿰뚫고 자기 생명의 위험을 당하며 결국 지옥행 급행 열차를 타는 것이나 다름없습니다 ( 잠언 8:7, 10, 21-23, 27, 현대인의 성경 ).