SATURDAY December 3, 2022

The Narrative of Jesus Christ

Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.
Luke 1:1-4

Luke was not an Apostle; he was a Greek; a physician, and an educated person who wrote the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. He knew Theophilus. Luke’s greeting to him “most excellent Theophilus” indicates he was a Roman official. The name Theophilus means “lover of God.” Some believe he chose this name for himself after his conversion to Christianity.

Perhaps, as a physician, Luke was his personal doctor. Whatever the situation, Luke had taken the opportunity to write and share with Theophilus an orderly account of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is believed that Luke received his story from Mary, the mother of Jesus. Luke instructed him about the truths of the Gospel.

As a Christian, have you taken the initiative to share with another person an orderly account of the Gospel? Study the Scriptures to know the fulfillment of Scripture from the Old Testament to the New Testament. Everything came to pass with pinpoint accuracy. There are no mistakes in the Word of God. It is inerrant:

And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:19-21).

The accounts of Jesus’ birth, death and Resurrection are true. If you have not yet come to know Christ, do you believe and accept this as truth?

I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.
~Isaac Newton~

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