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...
의견의 일치를 이루어 질 수가 없다면 ... " 만일 우리가 모든 점에서 의견의 일치가 이루어 질 수가 없다면 , 우리는 빨리 우리의 차이점을 좁히고 , 합의점을 위해 우리의 친교를 유지시키고 , 교회 위험과 어려움을 초래하지 않도록 하면서 우리의 적은 불화점들을 잘 해결할 수 있는 안전한 방법을 결정내리도록 해야 한다 ." ( 리차드 백스터 , " 참된목자 )