Luke 1 - The Birth of John The Baptist
Luke 1 - The Birth of John The Baptist v1-4 Dedication to Theophilus Luke is writing an "orderly" account to Theophilus, to explained what he had found out for he has followed "all things closely" for a long time. Luke is a doctor (Col 4:14), and by training, he is very systematic, analytic and detailed. Theophilus was the main recipient of this letter. Luke also addressed to him for the letter of Acts. (Acts 1:1) Most people think that he is a gentile and have a high social standing as Luke called him "most excellent". The purpose of Luke writing to him is to make it clear and to convince him that what he heard is true. Apparently, Theophilus was a Christian and was taught about Jesus, but perhaps he was not sure which stories are true or which ones were false. (v1-4) Observation: Luke was a person that looks into the details of the life of Jesus. In those days, most of what they know about Christ is from verbal transmission. However, he would have cr...