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*Faith Builders Welcome –2003*
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Introduction to Luke’s two volumes *
The author of the gospel of Luke is also the author of the book of acts.
In has become common to refer to the writing of Luke as *Luke-Acts*
Luke was a physician who became a follower of Christ through the preaching of the gospel - probably by Paul
To the Romans, physicians were looked upon as slaves --
But to the Greeks - physicians were held in high esteem and were highly trained and intelligent individuals
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!! *The Preface of Luke’s Writings*
Preface written by Luke in his gospel
Luke claims to be writing accurate history
This Luke who claimed to be writing accurate history was well qualified to do so.
He was an educated doctor, a traveling companion of Paul and had lived in Palestine.
Even then, doctors had rigorous training and Luke’s use of the Greek language gave evidence that he was a cultured person with the vocabulary and powers of observation that one might expect from one in the medical profession
*Acts 16:10*
Another reason to regard Luke’s writings as history is that he was a traveling companion of Paul.
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Rather than draw attention from his message to himself, Luke simply changes from the third person plural (they) to the first person plural (we) when he writes of first hand events.
This subtle shift of tenses relates that many of the trials and occurrences written of in acts were witnessed first hand by Luke...and therefore are truly historical and accurate in their representation
Let us turn to the gospel of Luke and read the first verses which give us the reason for Luke’s writing of these two volumes
*/Luke 1:1-4/*
*/I have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,/*
*/{2} just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word./*
*/{3} therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,/*
*/{4} so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught./*
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Historic Events*
Luke calls them "certain things"
Which have been fulfilled - these occurrences were neither random nor unexpected - but fulfilled old testament prophesy
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Contemporary eyewitnesses*
- handed down by those who had witnessed the events
Luke excludes himself from these accounts because he was not an eye witness “from the first”
He does not include himself but says that these things have been handed down to us
Tradition that was handed down by the first eye witnesses to others of what they had seen and heard
But he speaks of the apostles who were eyewitnesses of the happenings and fulfillments Luke is recording.
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Personal research*
Though Luke belonged to the second generation, he did not take it at face value or uncritically
He "carefully investigated everything from the beginning"
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Written History*
"many have undertaken to draw up an account of these things and now "it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account
Certainly includes Mark
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Factual Certainty*
The writing would have readers - among them Theophilus - and others "so you may know with certainty of the things you have been taught"
Luke is essentially saying that , “That which you have been taught is true and I verify its truthfulness as one who has researched from eyewitnesses, have experienced and have recorded faithfully and exactly.
\\ *Introduction to Acts*
Luke does not consider volume one of his writings to be the story of Jesus Christ from his birth, death resurrection and ascension...and volume two as the story of the church of Jesus Christ!!!
The parallel that Luke draws for his two volumes is not between Christ and his church
but between two stages of ministry
of the same Christ!!!
In his 1st book he has written
"about all that Jesus *began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven*
In this 2nd book, he will write about what *Jesus continued to do and to teach after *his ascension
John Stott suggests that rather than the title of this book being the Acts of the Apostles, or the Acts of the Holy Spirit, or just "the Acts"...
\\ A better name might be
"The Continuing Words And Deeds Of Jesus Christ By His Spirit Through The Apostles"
*These opening verses of Acts set Christianity apart from all other religions!!*
All other sects regard their founders as having completed their ministry during their life time...
But Luke says that Christ only began his !!!
*The church relieves the life of Jesus and Carries on His Mission to the World*
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*The Ascension marks the beginning of the Church*
- The Holy Spirit is Sent
- The Mission of the Church is to *be Sent*
- *The Church is to work between the two advents of Christ*
\\ The Jews had no concept of Mission
God would draw people to the Jews
- conversion of proselytes
*Gentiles*
* (Centripetal)*
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Israel
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\\ * Nations*
* (Centrifugal)*
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\\ *As we study the growth of the church and the working of the Holy Spirit in acts we will see the development of a reoccurring cycle of all Christian service accomplished in the holy spirit.*
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*1. **Prayer, followed by*
*2. **Power to preach or witness so that lives are changed..followed by *
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Persecution or opposition of some kind.*
\\ *Acts 2:42-47*
2:42 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
*Devoted* themselves to
1. the apostle’s teaching
2. Fellowship
3. Breaking of Bread and Prayer
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*Devoted to the Apostle’s teaching*
Apostle’s teaching – the bible!
They didn’t focus on the *experience *of Pentecost
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*They weren’t seeking a “Mystical Experience”*
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- they weren’t seeking another experience they engaged their minds with the Truth with a Capital “T”
*Ant-intellectualism and *
*Fullness of the Spirit*
are mutually incompatible because
*the Holy Sprit is the Sprit of Truth*
The Spirit of God leads people to submit to the Word of God
They sat at the Apostle’s feet to receive instruction
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Devotion to the apostles teaching will mean submission to* The authority of the New Testament.*
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A Spirit filled church is one that submits to New Testament instruction
*The Bible = the apostle’s teaching*
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~*~*~*Teachers will be judged for what they are teaching \\ 2. Devoted to the Fellowship
“ /koinonia” /is the word for generous
/“:Fellowship”/
/--Koinonia groups/
- common life of the group of believers
Fellowship is a quality of togetherness
They shared things together
- A sharing church
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