01 JESUS IS REAL.pdf - Dr. George O. Wood

JESUS IS REALLuke 1:1–4through those delays and detours to put us in the exact place that He wants us. We owe Luke andActs to a misguided assassin.D. The fourth thing we know about this writer is that he is going to write an orderly account.That is, there is going to be logic and artistry to his arrangement.Luke indeed is an artist with words. He is forever painting wonderful pictures. In fact, one of theearliest traditions of Luke is that he was an artist. He certainly gives us the Gospel that the littlefolks will always love best—the story of the shepherds and the angels and of Mary and Elizabethand Zachariah and little John.III. For communication, you need the recipients and you need a sender, and thirdly, youneed the message itself.The message itself is the focus of Luke‘s entire Gospel but he states his objective right up frontin the prologue, ―When you finish this Gospel you will be certain of the things you have beentaught.‖The Greek word ―certainly‖ is used a number of different ways in the New Testament. Let meillustrate some ways that it‘s used.Acts 5:23, ―We found the jail securely locked.‖ The same word, but this time it‘s translated as―securely.‖ Securely locked.Acts 2:36, ―Therefore, let all the house of Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus,whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.‖Acts 22:30, ―The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul is being accused.‖Acts 25:26, ―But I have nothing definite to write.‖1 Thessalonians 5:3, ―When people are saying peace and safety…‖10