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We are taught that we must become upright people who, in God’s sight, are blameless and fully keep His commandments.  

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...

섞인 믿음

섞인 믿음  찌끼와 혼잡물과 같은 믿음 ( 사 1:25), 섞인 믿음 ... 주일에는 하나님을 믿지만 주중에는 세상과 자신을 믿는 믿음 ,  입술로는 하나님을 사랑하지만 마음으로는 세상과 재물을 사랑하는 믿음 ,  종교적 예식을 행하는 것에는 익숙하지만 자신의 죄를 깨닫는 것에는 익숙하지 않는 믿음 ,    하나님 보시기에 아무 유익이 없으며 기뻐하지 않으시는 우리의 무수한 재물 (11 절 ),  예배당만 밟는 우리의 발걸음 (12 절 ),  하나님께서 가증히 여기시는 우리의 모임들과 집회들 (13 절 ),  하나님께서 싫어하시고 오히려 무거운 짐으로 여기시며   지기에 곤비한 우리의 절기예배들 (14 절 ),  우리의 섞인 믿음은 고통의 용광로를 통하여 정화될 필요가 있다 .