Category: <span>Luke</span>

Luke recorded the life and ministry of Jesus so that his friend Theophilus could have an accurate basis for his faith (Luke 1:1-4). The events of Jesus’ life fulfilled both…

Luke said that he wanted to write for Theophilus an orderly sequence of the events that had taken place in the life and ministry of Jesus and His followers (Luke…

In Luke 9:51-19:41, the author recorded Jesus’ final trip to Jerusalem. Along the way, Jesus taught His disciples and the crowds about the kingdom of God. Jesus’ use of the…

Luke 17-18 points to the opposition Jesus faced from the Pharisees. Jesus used their erroneous, selfish point of view as a foil for instructing His followers about the characteristics of…

As Jesus’ popularity grew, so did the opposition He received from the contemporary Jewish leadership (Luke 12:1; 14:7-14; 18:9-14). Jesus opposed the Pharisees’ selfishness and used His debates with them…

In Luke 9:51-19:40 the author recounted Jesus’ teaching as He approached Jerusalem for the last time. Of all the controversies surrounding Jesus’ ministry, none surpassed the discontinuity between Jesus and…

Luke was a skilled and organized writer. He reported the events of Jesus’ life with clarity and sophistication. In Luke 11-12, Luke noted how Jesus used the Old Testament autobiographically…

Jesus’ mission in Luke 9-10 revealed that as He turned His attention toward Jerusalem, He did so in light of the record of redemptive history in the Old Testament. He…

At the outset of his Gospel, Luke told Theophilus that after investigating the matters thoroughly, he set out to write an orderly account of the things that Jesus said and…

Luke’s account of Jesus’ early Galilean ministry established Jesus as a uniquely powerful and controversial figure. Jesus placed a premium on mercy, not the traditions of the Pharisees. Something new…