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...
합력하여 선을 이루시는 우리 하나님 하나님께서는 우리가 행한 나쁜 일들이나 우리에게 행해진 나쁜 일들을 통해서도 결국에는 합력하여 선을 이루십니다 ( 롬 8:28). 하나님께서는 우리가 범한 죄 뿐만 아니라 죄인인 우리를 통해서도 결국에는 합력하여 선을 이루십니다 (28 절 ).