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THE START of a journey through Luke’s gospel.. Walking with Luke to know Jesus better, to understand more of God the Father and to be led by the Spirit into better insights of his purposes and priorities What is the word or phrase that I want to concentrate on here? I think it is actually at the beginning - the things that have been fulfilled among us. The grace and mercy and peace that has been fulfilled - and the promises of the Scriptures
Luke hadn’t met Jesus - this was 30 years later. But he knew deep in his heart that this mattered, that he could write a contemporaneous story of the growing church (which he did in the book of Acts) but it was pointless unless based on the truth of Jesus life and teaching - the reality of his time on earth, the great fulfilment explained and illuminated. A prayer: It begins with a chain of witnesses. Lord I am so grateful for the chain of witnesses that have passed the faith and focus on you down through the years. I am so grateful that we have this account of Jesus’ life so clearly written. I am grateful for this professional man who realised that this was all more important than even his healing role, certainly than his expected role and position. He took the trouble to ask, to add, to delve more, to make an account that would stand up to the strictures of the early church and come into the official cannon of faith. And the purpose - to know the certainty of the things we have been taught. Making sure the basis of faith.
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