Lesson 2497

(Lesson 2497)(10-20-18) Luke 1:1-4
    Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.”
    In today’s quote, Luke, relates that his writings are a narrative of the events that occurred, and the things that were said during the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. Luke intended this book as a letter to a man named “Theophilus” who was probably some kind of major authority of the time.
    It is important to remember that the book of Luke, like Matthew, Mark and John, is an individual account of the events during the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The four accounts, although containing some slight variances in phrasing, all agree on the most important elements of the gospel of our Lord as it was laid out by Jesus Himself.~