Studying the Gospel of Luke is often part of the Christmas tradition. The first few chapters of Luke deal with the wonderful and mysterious story of the birth of Jesus. I hope to still be around, come Christmas, to go into it thoroughly with my friends and readers. I never tire of the wonder of God.
At the time to write about Christ's birth, we will be reminded of Luke, the man thought to be a Gentile, yet became one of Christ's Apostles. But we will begin by looking at him personally. He was a missionary for God by following Paul on some of Paul's missionary journeys. but Luke always wanted to record the birth and death of Jesus in an accurate way. Luke was a physician and liked his t's crossed and i's dotted. His thoroughness and his clinical knowledge was imperative to keep the eye witness accounts of Jesus' life preserved accurately that they might be transmitted correctly to the next generation. He became a great historian of the times.
Many others had written accounts of Jesus and His life, death and resurrection. But, as I mentioned, truth was important to Luke, therefore he relied heavily on eye-witness accounts. And used his skills of observation and analysis to thoroughly investigate the stories about Jesus.
Study: "Because the gospel is founded on historical truth, our spiritual growth must involve careful, disciplined, and thorough investigation of God's Word, so that we can understand how God has acted in history. Christianity doesn't say, "Close your eyes and believe!" Rather, it says,"Check it out for yourselves!"
So, we must be like Luke did, we must investigate the bible, and its claims, thoroughly. Take part in a bible study, or get a knowledgeable Christian friend to help you learn and understand. Our conclusions about Jesus is a life and death matter-- Our life and our deaths.
But, back to Luke.... My own Bible made an interesting statement about Luke. "Luke has a unique way of seeing women in the Biblical era. He shows special concern for them throughout his gospel." It might be rather fun to watch for this concern for women. The bible was written by men, I do believe! So, let us watch for this uniqueness and enjoy what he has to say!
I pray I haven't over-ridden the plan God has for us by promising something He may not think important! What am I saying? Of course, women are important to God! But...(and that's a big but)God may not have anything like that in mind. So, we shall just wait and see.
What does God have in mind for us?
Jo in MN says, I dunno. But I'll follow!
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