The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition

us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, 3 it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from

desty, and dignity. However, its value lies not in its beauty but in its testimony to the veracity of the writer and to the historic worth and absolute credibility of the gospel story.

are told of the qualifications he possesses for his great task. First of all, he has before him many written accounts of the ministry of Christ. He does not rej

s he is recording; only recently, as he indicates, have these "matters ... been fulfilled." Again, he has acces

dents of the life and ministry of Christ, even from the earliest scenes; he has sifted

d further still, with the system and the careful regard to proportion and to

rank and official position, one to whom an author would not venture to present hasty, imperfect, and inaccur

his patron and friend, and to deepen his conviction of the truth of the gospel story. Surely, such an introduct

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