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by Sandy Shaw
Is the Word of God as we have it in the Bible concerning the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, reliable, accurate, and trustworthy?
At the beginning of the Gospel of Luke, we are told that many had been writing about Jesus, and we have some of these writings which are not in the Bible.
There were rumours and myths and stories and fanciful legends going around about Jesus. This invariably happens with someone unusual or famous.
Luke investigated everything from the beginning, with the aim of reassuring people that what they believe about Jesus Christ is true.
Luke was a medical doctor, and he treats the life and teaching of Jesus like one of his patients, and lovingly investigates and examines and researches, so that he can arrive at the truth.
Luke would be accustomed to keeping accurate records and having examined the facts he now presents them in an orderly manner, giving a note of certainty.
He is an authority on his subject.
We normally appreciate people who know what they are talking about, and who know how to present their case.
This is not the philosophy of mere men. We are not dealing with theories here.
What a wonderful bedside manner this doctor must have had, for Mary to have recounted the details of the conception and the confinement, as Jesus Christ the Saviour was born.
Luke writes to someone called Theophilus which means ‘a lover of God’. If you love Almighty God, then this book is certainly for you.
These findings are much more than a moral code, and good ideas to live by, and the beloved doctor roots the beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in history which can be checked. This is the Word of God.
Sandy Shaw
Nairn Christian Fellowship
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Sandy has a weekly radio talk which can be heard via the Internet on Saturday at 11:40am, New Orleans time, at wsho.com.
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