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...
Introduction Who is a real Christian? Who is a true Christian? How many people are there who are self-proclaimed Christians and seemingly Christians, but their faith is immature and they are so close to unbelievers? How many self-proclaimed Christians are there who have faith but are easily tempted and whose hearts are easily shaken, who are unfamiliar with the basic doctrines taught in the Bible, and who break the unity of the church by envying and bringing conflicts to the church? In particular, how many Christians are there in the church who rely on riches rather than God, who cast off restraint but trying to justify themselves? How many Christians are there who don’t obey God and do things in their own stubbornness, who don’t follow the Holy Spirit but sin after their own flesh, and who don’t keep the Word of God ...