Dr. Luke
The Holy Spirit moved Luke (Λουκᾶς in Greek), a physician by profession, to pen one of the four gospel accounts in the Bible. Dr. Luke was a faithful companion of the apostle Paul, and gave us many examples of "medicine for the soul." Dr. Luke was a humble man, and his name is mentioned only twice in the Bible (Colossians 4:14 and 2Timothy 4:11) because he didn't want to call attention to himself, but rather focus on the Lord Jesus Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit.
Luke 19:10 - “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
Dr. Luke was probably the only non-Jew called of God to pen the Bible. What Luke learned from eyewitnesses, he wrote down under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The Gospel bearing his name is the longest of all.
Written around 55 to 60 AC, the Book of Luke covers topics such as: the birth (Luke 2) and baptism (Luke 4) of Jesus, John the Baptist (Luke 3), Temptation (Luke 4), Miracles (Luke 5), Parables (throughout), Signs of the End Times (Luke 21), Crucifixon/Death (Luke 23), Resurrection/ascension (Luke 24), and the Great Commission (Luke 24). Salvation and prayer are frequently mentioned.
God is truine (three-part) -- God-the-Father, God-the-Son, God-the-Holy Spirit) and humans, like God, are triune -- body, soul and spirit. Dr. Luke was also inspired by God to pen the Book of Acts, and the words minister not only to the soul but to the whole person—body, soul and spirit.
Genesis 2:7 - “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Matthew 10:28 - “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
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When Stephen is being stoned, he calls upon the Lord and says, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit," highlighting the distinction between the body and the spirit.
Acts 7:59 - “And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
It is interesting to note that the word "joy" is mentioned more frequently in Luke (also the Book of John) than in the two other Gospels. This stresses that the gospel is joyful news. It is especially beautiful to see that the gospel begins and ends with this joy --
Luke 1:14 - “And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.” Luke 24:52 - “And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:”
The happiness the world offers is fleeting, but spiritually born-again believers experience complete joy in Christ, with the confidence of heaven being their eternal home.
Luke 1:46-47 - "And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour."
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