The Jesus Experience

Our dear friend Luke, the doctor, and Demas send greetings. Colossians 4.14

Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers. Philemon 1.23-24

Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry.  2 Timothy 4:11

“Luke is a man from Antioch, Syrian, a physician by profession. He was a disciple of the apostles and later followed Paul until his martyrdom. Having neither wife nor child, he served the Lord without distraction. He fell asleep in Boeotia at the age of eighty-four, full of the Holy Spirit. Moved by the Holy Spirit, Luke composed all of this gospel in the districts around Achaia although there were already Gospels in existence – one according to Matthew written in Judea and one according to Mark written in Italy. He reveals this fact in the prologue: that other Gospels were written before his and that it was imperative that an accurate account of the divine plan be set forth for the Gentile believers. This was necessary in order that they might neither be distracted by Jewish myths nor, deceived by heretical and vain fantasies, (and) depart from the truth.”

(Anti-Marcionite Prologue160-180 AD)

He was not Jewish.

He was a Christ follower, but was not an apostle.

He was a companion of Paul.

He wrote both the Gospel of Luke and Acts.

He had a passion for Gentiles to know Jesus.

Luke is one of the synoptic gospels.

Luke is the most comprehensive of the gospels.

Luke focuses on speaking to non-Jews.

Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 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, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. Luke 1.1-4 

Listen to the eyewitnesses.

Seek him out.

Know for sure.