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• This is the first time in Luke’s Gospel that he calls Jesus kyrios, “Lord.” This title translates the Old Testament title Adonai, meaning “my sovereign One,” “the One who rules over all things with all authority and all power.” The title that was reserved for God is now given to the Son of God, who is God incarnate.
• AN ORDERLY ACCOUNT Luke 1:1– 4 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly a...
• Ramsay and other secular historians have said that Luke, apart from inspiration, apart from the divine assistance that he enjoyed, was the most accurate historian of the entire ancient world.
• It’s one thing to believe in God; it’s another thing to believe Him, to believe what He says, to believe His promises, and to live not by the allure of this world but by the promises of God, knowing that the Lord does not forget.
• I don’t think we take seriously enough the sinfulness of unbelief. We have a tendency in our culture, and even in the church, to think that belief in Christ or unbelief in Christ, believing and trusting in the things of God or not trusting in the things of God, are optional. They don’t carry any dire consequences if we dismiss them. But we need to ...