"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 these first four verses of Luke, the author advises Theophilus that what he is about to write is the truth of the events concerning the ministry of Jesus Christ as was witnessed by, and related him personally, those who were also witnesses of those events.
Like Matthew and Mark, Luke offers a slightly different account of Jesus words and actions. However, all three agree on the basic principals of the gospel of Jesus Christ as that gospel was related by Jesus Himself.
In the final verse of today's quote Luke said, "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 KNKOW THE CERTAINITY OF THOSE THINGS, WHEREIN THOU HAST BEEN INSTRUCTED."
Luke went to great lengths to assure Theophilus that what he was about to write was a true and factual account of the entire ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ.~
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