Luke The Evangelist
Luke The Evangelist (?-93AD) was a sovereign grace Baptist preacher. He was converted to Christ under the gospel ministry of the Apostle Paul, and became a companion to the Apostle during his evangelistic campaigns. He it is who authored the New Testament book which bears his name as well as the book of Acts.
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The Acts Of The Apostles And The Multiplication Of Churches
This historic record of the growth and expansion of the early churches was written by Luke. As a companion of the Apostle Paul during his evangelistic campaigns, he was an eye witness to many of the events recounted in the book. If his first book (Gospel Narrative) may be considered “volume 1”, recounting the earthly ministry of Christ when organizing the first church (between the years 4BC and 29AD), then his second book (Acts of the Apostles) may be considered “volume 2”, recounting the heavenly ministry of Christ growing and multiplying the churches (between the years 29AD and 63AD). The chart below provides a bird’s-eye view of the chronological order for the books of the New Testament. John Gill, “Commentary On The New Testament Scriptures”:…
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The Gospel According To Luke
This gospel record was written by Luke, a convert to Christ under the preaching ministry of the Apostle Paul. It is one of four inspired narratives recounting the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. The chart below provides a bird’s-eye view of the chronological order for the books of the New Testament. John Gill, “Commentary On The New Testament Scriptures”: “The writer of this Gospel, Luke, has been, by some, thought, as Origen relates, to be the same with Lucius, mentioned in (Romans 16:21), but he seems rather to be, and without doubt is, Luke the beloved physician, who was a companion of the Apostle Paul in great part of his travels in the Gentile world: he came with him to Jerusalem, and from…
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44. Luke the Evangelist
Of The Second Persecution Of The Christians, Under Domitian, Which Commenced A.D. 93; In Which, Among Others, There Were Apprehended, Banished, Or Slain, The Following Persons.” Luke the Evangelist Hung from an Olive Tree in Greece, A.D. 93 Luke, The Holy Evangelist, Hanged On A Green Olive Tree, In Greece, A.D. 93 Luke, the third among the holy evangelists, was, according to the testimony of the ancients, a Syrian of Antioch, and by occupation a physician. Bybclsch Nozmbceck, about Luke, from Euseb. and Hicron. Col. 4:14. It was the will of the Lord to use him as a physician of souls; to which end he has left to mankind two excellent books on spiritual medicine; namely, his holy Gospel and the Acts of the holy…
