The People’s Bible: Luke
Overview
Luke, a physician, traveled with the apostle Paul on his missionary journeys, sharing the message of Jesus. Luke carefully investigated the events in the life of Jesus and talked with eyewitnesses before he began his gospel. His record emphasizes that Jesus is the Savior of all people and was written for new Christians who wanted to know more about Jesus.
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- Historical background
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Top Highlights
“The worldly wealth that God might put into the hands of a person is really nothing in comparison to the true riches of heaven. The person who mismanages this worldly wealth by making it an object of trust or by using it in a selfish way is unfit to be given the heavenly treasure.” (Pages 181–182)
“These are hard sayings. They dare not be interpreted in isolation from the rest of Scripture, especially the commandment so often repeated by Jesus: ‘Love one another.’ In these statements Jesus is obviously making a strong statement to get across the point he wants to make for all who would follow him: you will need to be ready to make sacrifices. To be a follower of Jesus means to be ready to reorder the priorities of this earthly life.” (Page 119)
“The parable told by Jesus about the fig tree brings out the truth that God gives people time to repent. God is very patient, not willing that any should perish but that all would come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). However, the delay in judgment should not cause people to put off repentance. The time will finally come when the unfruitful tree is cut down. The opportunity for repentance does finally come to an end.” (Page 157)
“He feels the need to ‘justify himself’ for asking a question that had such a simple answer, one he himself easily supplied. So the lawyer asks a further question, seeking to demonstrate that loving your neighbor as yourself does call for a legal definition of the term neighbor. Generally among the Jews, the ‘neighbor’ was defined as a fellow countryman, one of the same race.” (Page 125)
- Title: Luke
- Author: Victor H. Prange
- Publisher: Northwestern Publishing House
- Publication Date: 1988
- Pages: 266